Dictionary entry details
• DISPERSE (verb)
Meaning:
Distribute loosely
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
sprinkle; disperse; dot; scatter; dust
Context example:
He scattered gun powder under the wagon
Hypernyms (to "disperse" is one way to...):
discharge (pour forth or release)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "disperse"):
aerosolise; aerosolize (disperse as an aerosol)
bespangle (dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects)
splash; splosh; sprinkle (cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force)
plash; spatter; splash; splatter; splosh; swash (dash a liquid upon or against)
spray (be discharged in sprays of liquid)
spray (scatter in a mass or jet of droplets)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
To cause to separate and go in different directions
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
break up; dissipate; scatter; dispel; disperse
Context example:
She waved her hand and scattered the crowds
Hypernyms (to "disperse" is one way to...):
divide; separate (make a division or separation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "disperse"):
disband (cause to break up or cease to function)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Meaning:
Move away from each other
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
scatter; dissipate; disperse; spread out
Context examples:
The crowds dispersed / The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached
Hypernyms (to "disperse" is one way to...):
part; separate; split (go one's own way; move apart)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "disperse"):
aerosolise; aerosolize (become dispersed as an aerosol)
break (scatter or part)
volley (be dispersed in a volley)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Cause to separate
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
disperse; scatter; break up
Context examples:
break up kidney stones / disperse particles
Hypernyms (to "disperse" is one way to...):
change integrity (change in physical make-up)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "disperse"):
backscatter (scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Cause to become widely known
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
disseminate; pass around; circulate; diffuse; circularise; broadcast; circularize; disperse; spread; distribute; propagate
Context examples:
spread information / circulate a rumor / broadcast the news
Hypernyms (to "disperse" is one way to...):
air; bare; publicise; publicize (make public)
Cause:
circulate; go around; spread (become widely known and passed on)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "disperse"):
sough; sow (introduce into an environment)
generalise; generalize; popularise; popularize; vulgarise; vulgarize (cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use)
carry; run (include as the content; broadcast or publicize)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
