disperse[verb]Synonyms:- scatter, broadcast, diffuse, disseminate, distribute, spread, strew
- break up, disband, dissolve, scatter, separate
Antonyms: assemble, congregate, collect
Contrasted words: call, cite, convene, convoke, summon
Related Words: discharge,
dismiss [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
di‧sperse /dɪˈspɜːs $ -ɜːrs/
verb [intransitive and transitive][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: French;
Origin: disperser, from Latin dispergere 'to scatter']
1. if a group of people disperse or are dispersed, they go away in different directions:
Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd.2. if something disperses or is dispersed, it spreads in different directions over a wide area:
The clouds dispersed as quickly as they had gathered. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲