disperse
/dɪˈspɜrs/
verb
- To spread or move apart in different directions; to cause to do this.
- Wind helps disperse pollen from flowers across the field.
- The crowd began to disperse after the fireworks ended.
- The teacher asked the students to disperse into small groups for the activity.
- To break up and distribute something, such as a substance or light, over an area.
- The machine disperses paint evenly across the surface.
- Chemicals are used to disperse the oil into tiny droplets.
- A prism can disperse white light into a rainbow of colors.
Synonyms
adjective
- Scattered or spread out over a wide area.
- The disperse population of the desert makes it hard to build roads.
- In a disperse forest, trees are far apart from each other.
- The report noted the disperse nature of the company's offices.