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dispersed

 
Adjective dispersed has 1 sense
  1. dispersed, spread - distributed or spread over a considerable extent; "has ties with many widely dispersed friends"; "eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe"
    Antonym: concentrated (indirect, via distributed)
Verb disperse has 5 senses
  1. scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse - distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
    --1 is one way to discharge
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP
  2. disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter - to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
    --2 is one way to separate, divide
    Derived form: noun dispersion3
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  3. disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out - move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
    --3 is one way to separate, part, split
    Derived form: noun dispersion1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  4. break up, disperse, scatter - cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"
    --4 is one way to change integrity
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  5. circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
    --5 is one way to publicize, publicise, air, bare
    Derived forms: noun dispersion3, noun dispersal1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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