Synonyms for disperse
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-spurs |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈspɜrs |
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Définition of disperse
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
- Once afoot, it was not long before the company began to disperse.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- A little later the crowd at the swimming place began to disperse.
- Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
- "There's one point we almost overlooked," said Frank, just as the chums were about to disperse.
- Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
- They lift up their hands to disperse the grains of the sand-storm.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- They say to hit the waterspout in the centre where it joins the other from below will disperse it.
- Extract from : « Standish of Standish » by Jane G. Austin
- He stood on the roof then, watching the crowd begin to disperse.
- Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- Go and say I'll give them three minutes to hand over Todd and disperse.
- Extract from : « Half a Hero » by Anthony Hope
- He might perhaps have dispersed the Assembly; he could not disperse debt and deficit.
- Extract from : « Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) » by John Morley
- The enemy may be still excubant: and we had better not disperse till daylight.
- Extract from : « Crotchet Castle » by Thomas Love Peacock
- The assembly, terrified by the angry, tumultuous scene, began to disperse.
- Extract from : « Eventide » by Effie Afton
Antonyms for disperse
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