scatter, disperse, dissipate, dispel mean to cause to separate or break up. scatter implies a force that drives parts or units irregularly in many directions.

DISPERSE definition: to drive or send off in various directions; scatter. See examples of disperse used in a sentence.

DISPERSE definition: 1. to spread across or move away over a large area, or to make something do this: 2. to spread…. Learn more.

Disperse is to spread out people or things, making them move in different directions. Imagine yourself standing on a basketball court holding a cup packed tight with marbles.

When a group of people disperses or when someone disperses them, the group splits up and the people leave in different directions. Police fired shots and used teargas to disperse the …

1. To separate and move in different directions; scatter: The crowd dispersed once the concert ended. 2. To attenuate and vanish; dissipate: The storm clouds had dispersed by noon.

Definition of disperse verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

To break up and scatter in all directions; spread about; distribute widely. To cause to attenuate and disappear. The sun dispersed the fog. To break up and move in different directions; scatter.

dis•perse /dɪˈspɜrs/ v., -persed, -pers•ing. (cause to) become scattered: [no object] The crowd dispersed when the police arrived. [~ + object] The riot police dispersed the crowd. …

disperse (verb) disperse /dɪ ˈ spɚs/ verb disperses; dispersed; dispersing Britannica Dictionary definition of DISPERSE : to go or move in different directions : to spread apart [no object]