disperse
Spread in all directions
To disperse is to scatter or spread widely in different directions.
A crowd disperses when people leave and go their separate ways.
Seeds disperse on the wind.
Light disperses through a prism into its component colors.
The word suggests distribution from a central point outward: Police dispersed the protesters, The fog dispersed by midmorning.
Disperse irregularly across
- sprinkleLight scattering of particles
- scatterDistribute in random directions
- flingForceful toss, or tryst
- tossLight, casual throw
sow · pepper · litter · cast · shower · spatter · spray · disseminate
Officially send away
- dispelCause to vanish
- eliminateRemove completely
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- allayDiminish or relieve
dissipate · extinguish · eradicate · quash · suppress · overcome · counteract · relieve
Gradually fade away
- evaporateTransition to gaseous state
- fadeLose intensity gradually
- disappearPass from visibility
- melt awayGradually disappear completely
dissolve · clear · lift · scatter · thin · evanescent · fleeting · transient
To distribute widely
- permeateSpread through entirely
- suffuseSpread gradually through
- pervadeSpread throughout completely
- penetrateEnter or pass through
radiate · emanate · expand · propagate · circulate · disseminate · distribute · seep
Formally end a group
- demobilizeDisband military forces
- dissolveDisperse into liquid
- break upEnd a relationship
- disintegrateBreak into fragments
disassemble · decommission · dismantle · separate · part · detach · disengage · liquidate
strew
Disperse irregularly across
- sprinkleLight scattering of particles
- scatterDistribute in random directions
- flingForceful toss, or tryst
toss · sow · pepper · litter · cast · shower · spatter · spray · disseminate · distribute
banish
Officially send away
allay · dissipate · extinguish · eradicate · quash · suppress · overcome · counteract · relieve · chase away
dissipate
Gradually fade away
melt away · dissolve · clear · lift · scatter · thin · evanescent · fleeting · transient · ephemeral
spread
To distribute widely
penetrate · radiate · emanate · expand · propagate · circulate · disseminate · distribute · seep · infuse
disband
Formally end a group
- demobilizeDisband military forces
- dissolveDisperse into liquid
- break upEnd a relationship
disintegrate · disassemble · decommission · dismantle · separate · part · detach · disengage · liquidate · deactivate
allocate
Designate for specific use
dole · parcel · ration · deal · portion · share · allot · divide · mete · disburse
- separationseparate, sieving, straining, divide, filtration
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase
- diminishingabate, decrease, diminish, dwindle, ebb
- DIS- wordsdisagree, disallow, disbelieve, disapprove, disarray
- break it upstop, cease, scatter, split, divide
- expansionexpand, spread, broaden, widen, extend
dispersegather
Bring or come together
collect · concentrate · cluster · congregate · converge
- crowd dispersal
- dispersion relationFrequency as wavenumber function
- seed dispersalTransport of plant embryos
dispersed, dispersion, dispersal, dispersing, disperses, dispersive, dispersant, disperser, dispersers