Antonyms for dispersed

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dih-spurs

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈspɜrs

Definition 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

Example sentences :

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

Synonyms for dispersed

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