disperse

Meanings

• Verb

  Scatter or spread something in various directions; make (a crowd or group of people) go in different directions.

  - "The wind dispersed the seeds throughout the forest."
  - "The police dispersed the protestors using tear gas."

• Verb

  Make something or someone no longer concentrated or united.

  - "The storm dispersed the fog."
  - "The news of his death dispersed the mourners."

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Pronunciation

1. /dɪˈspɜːs/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with disperse
persevere , rehearse , applause , verse

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Variants

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disperse , dispersed , dispersedly , disperser , dispersers , disperses , dispersible , dispersing

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'drive apart' in Latin.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the word 'disperse' is derived from the Latin word 'dispergere', which means 'to drive apart'?

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Related Concepts

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1. Dispersion: The process of spreading particles or waves in various directions.

2. Dispersal: The act of scattering or spreading seeds, spores, or other organisms.

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Culture

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Disperse has been used in various literary works, such as Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', where it is used to describe the scattering of the Scottish army.

How to Memorize "disperse"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a crowd and visualize the police using batons to make them scatter in different directions.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a tree releasing its seeds into the wind.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym D-I-S-P-E-R-S-E: Disperse - Scatter, People - Everywhere.

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