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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-spurs |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈspɜrs |
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Définition of dispersed
Origin :- late 14c., from Latin dispersus, past participle of dispergere "to scatter," from dis- "apart, in every direction" (see dis-) + spargere "to scatter" (see sparse). The Latin word is glossed in Old English by tostregdan. Related: Dispersed; dispersing.
- verb distribute; scatter
- In that time he ran to earth and dispersed a dozen nests of pirates.
- Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
- The modest assemblage of seven people, mostly under age, dispersed.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- The police knew where to look for their comrade—we are dispersed.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- A crazed creatur on a white horse galloped up an' dispersed 'em.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- And so Tiverton dispersed, unamiably, and with its public pride hurt to the quick.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- They were dispersed all over the public offices, and held all sorts of public places.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- All my sorrows were at once dispersed like a cloud of butterflies.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- It was guarded by a dragon who spouted water which dispersed in a fine mist.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- We had tea, and they dispersed quite cheerfully to their various occupations.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- The house-party had dispersed before she came down next day.
- Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
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