dispersing

Meanings

• Verb

  The action or process of spreading or scattering something, especially a crowd or a substance, in various directions.

  - "The police ordered the crowd to disperse after the protest turned violent."
  - "The wind dispersed the seeds, allowing them to grow into new trees."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dispersing
persuasive , reclusive , persevere

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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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From the Latin dispersare, 'to scatter'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'dispersing' is also used in meteorology to describe the spreading of clouds or fog.

2. In chemistry, dispersing agents are used to break up large particles into smaller ones, allowing for better mixing and homogeneity.

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Related Concepts

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1. scatter: A related concept to dispersing is the action of scattering or distributing something in various directions.

2. disperse: A related term to dispersing is the past tense and past participle form of the verb, used to describe the state of being scattered or spread out.

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Culture

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In literature, dispersing is often used to describe the scattering of a crowd or group, such as in Shakespeare's play 'Julius Caesar' where the mob is dispersed after Brutus' assassination of Caesar.

How to Memorize "dispersing"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a crowd being ordered to leave an area and scatter in different directions.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of seeds being scattered by the wind.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Dispersing: Dissipating a Crowd' to remember the meaning of the word.

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