What is another word for disperse?
Pronunciation:
[ dɪspˈɜːs], [ dɪspˈɜːs], [ d_ɪ_s_p_ˈɜː_s]
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Similar words for disperse:
- break up (noun)
- broadcast (noun)
- circularise (noun)
- circularize (noun)
- diffuse (noun)
- disperse (noun)
- give out (noun)
- spread out (noun)
- break up (verb)
- change (verb)
- circulate (verb)
- contact (verb)
- deal (verb)
- deflect (verb)
- demobilize (verb)
- disappear (verb)
- disband (verb)
- disburse (verb)
- disintegrate (verb)
- dismiss (verb)
- disorganize (verb)
- dispel (verb)
- disperse (verb)
- disseminate (verb)
- dissipate (verb)
- dissociate (verb)
- dissolve (verb)
- distribute (verb)
- distribute; scatter (verb)
- diverge (verb)
- divide (verb)
- dole out (verb)
- evaporate (verb)
- exhaust (verb)
- fade (verb)
- lift (verb)
- loosen (verb)
- melt (verb)
- outstretch (verb)
- partition (verb)
- scatter (verb)
- spatter (verb)
- spread (verb)
- thin (verb)
- volatilize (verb)
- other synonyms
- deactivate
- deflect
- disappear
- disintegrate
- dismiss
- dissociate
- dole out
- other relevant words
- spatter
- volatilize
Synonyms for Disperse:
n.
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- rise.
- give.
v.
• break up (verb)- dis-assembled,
- dis-mantle,
- dis-mantles,
- dis perse,
- dis-mantling,
- dis assemble,
- dis assembling,
- takes apart,
- dis-assembling,
- dis-perse,
- dis mantled,
- putting an end to,
- dis-assemble,
- dis-assembles,
- putting end to,
- dis-mantled,
- puts end to,
- puts an end to,
- dis assembled,
- dis mantles,
- dis assembles,
- dis mantle,
- dis mantling.
- inter views,
- inter-view,
- ex-changed,
- ex changes,
- ex changed,
- inter view,
- re porting,
- ex changing,
- ex change,
- inter viewing,
- inter-viewing,
- inter viewed,
- ex-changing,
- re-porting,
- inter-viewed,
- re-ported,
- re ported,
- inter-views.
- de livering,
- de liver,
- de livers,
- de-livered,
- re-warded,
- re-warding,
- be-stows,
- de-livering,
- be-stowing,
- coming across with,
- de-liver,
- forking out,
- be-stow,
- came across with,
- forking over,
- re warded,
- re warding,
- forked over,
- de-livers,
- be stows,
- forks over,
- de livered,
- comes across with,
- forks out,
- be stow,
- be stowed,
- be-stowed,
- be stowing.
- volte-facing,
- kept off,
- voltefaced,
- glancing off,
- keeping off,
- volteface,
- holds off,
- glances off,
- voltefacing,
- volte facing,
- keeps off,
- glanced off,
- volte-faced,
- voltefaces,
- volte faced.
- de-mobilizes,
- dis armed,
- de-mobilizing,
- dis arms,
- de mobilizes,
- de mobilizing,
- dis-arming,
- de-mobilize,
- de mobilize,
- de-mobilized,
- dis arming,
- de mobilized,
- dis-arms,
- dis-armed.
- dropt out of sight,
- coming to naught,
- re ceding,
- am done for,
- come naught,
- went south,
- re tired,
- dis appears,
- dieing out,
- cease exist,
- art swallowed up,
- being done for,
- de-materialized,
- with draws,
- de materialized,
- with drawn,
- comes naught,
- wert lost,
- dropt out sight,
- ceased exist,
- wast done for,
- dis appear,
- takes flight,
- with drew,
- drops out of sight,
- re-ceded,
- drop out sight,
- wert done for,
- re-treats,
- re-cedes,
- de materializing,
- de parted,
- wast swallowed up,
- re treating,
- was gone,
- coming naught,
- dropping out of sight,
- was no more,
- re-treat,
- evanished,
- re treated,
- ceasing exist,
- wert gone,
- re-tire,
- with draw,
- dematerializing,
- dis appearing,
- de-camping,
- being swallowed up,
- goes south,
- were gone,
- de-part,
- with-draw,
- being no more,
- came naught,
- de-camp,
- is no more,
- art no more,
- drops out sight,
- is done for,
- am lost,
- de-parted,
- am gone,
- ending gradually,
- evanishes,
- ex-pire,
- dis-appear,
- dis-appeared,
- re cede,
- de camp,
- are done for,
- re tire,
- leaved no trace,
- re-tires,
- dis-appearing,
- de materialize,
- de-camps,
- dying out,
- melting away,
- were no more,
- ended gradually,
- ceases exist,
- dropped out of sight,
- de camps,
- de-camped,
- wast gone,
- with-drawn,
- de parts,
- re tires,
- re tiring,
- de camping,
- de-materializing,
- is swallowed up,
- evanishing,
- re-tiring,
- de-materializes,
- dropped out sight,
- ex pire,
- were done for,
- de part,
- wert no more,
- wast no more,
- are gone,
- with drawing,
- faded away,
- dis-appears,
- dies out,
- were lost,
- was lost,
- with-drew,
- wast lost,
- art lost,
- came to naught,
- are swallowed up,
- being gone,
- were swallowed up,
- am no more,
- going south,
- de-parts,
- re-ceding,
- melts away,
- art gone,
- re ceded,
- wert swallowed up,
- was swallowed up,
- de camped,
- being lost,
- left no trace,
- de parting,
- comes to naught,
- am swallowed up,
- ends gradually,
- dis appeared,
- is gone,
- was done for,
- dropping out sight,
- re-treating,
- with-drawing,
- re-cede,
- re cedes,
- melted away,
- ceases to exist,
- re treats,
- de materializes,
- leaves no trace,
- de-parting,
- re-treated,
- de-materialize.
- dis band,
- dis banded,
- de stroys,
- de stroyed,
- thinned out,
- de-stroyed,
- dis-banded,
- de stroying,
- de stroy,
- de-stroys,
- dis banding,
- de-stroying,
- de-stroy,
- dis-bands,
- thins out,
- dis-banding,
- dis-band,
- dis bands.
- anteing up,
- anteed up,
- ex-pending,
- de fraying,
- out-laid,
- dis-burses,
- coughs up,
- antes up,
- out laid,
- footed the bill,
- measures out,
- de-fray,
- foot bill,
- measuring out,
- anted up,
- de frayed,
- de-fraying,
- ex pend,
- ex-pended,
- out-laying,
- dis-burse,
- ex pended,
- ponied up,
- pays out,
- ponying up,
- de-frayed,
- out lays,
- paid out,
- paying out,
- ex pends,
- dis burse,
- ex-pends,
- de-frays,
- out laying,
- de fray,
- de frays,
- measured out,
- payed out,
- out-lay,
- ex pending,
- dis burses,
- ex-pend,
- out-lays.
- de cay,
- broke down,
- de generating,
- de generates,
- dis connecting,
- dis united,
- dis-integrating,
- de-cline,
- fell pieces,
- dis unite,
- de taches,
- dis integrating,
- dis integrate,
- dis unites,
- dis integrates,
- dis-improve,
- disimproving,
- de tach,
- fall pieces,
- de-composed,
- de-tach,
- dis-integrate,
- de composes,
- brake down,
- turned dust,
- de scending,
- comes apart,
- dis improving,
- brake apart,
- falls to pieces,
- de-generated,
- de scends,
- de generated,
- de-cay,
- fell to pieces,
- de clines,
- de-scended,
- turns dust,
- dis-connecting,
- de generate,
- washes away,
- dis-uniting,
- de-generates,
- dis-improved,
- de cline,
- breaks apart,
- dis-unite,
- de-cays,
- dis improve,
- turning to dust,
- turns to dust,
- de-composing,
- de cays,
- dis improves,
- dis connected,
- de composing,
- turn dust,
- de-scends,
- dis-integrates,
- came apart,
- de-clines,
- dis-connects,
- breaking apart,
- dis connects,
- de-taches,
- disimproves,
- de-scend,
- dis-integrated,
- turning dust,
- broke apart,
- dis-connected,
- dis-unites,
- de-composes,
- dis uniting,
- falls pieces,
- dis-improving,
- de-generate,
- dis-improves,
- de scend,
- de composed,
- de-generating,
- de compose,
- disimproved,
- dis integrated,
- de scended,
- breaks down,
- dis-connect,
- de-compose,
- dis connect,
- de-scending,
- falling pieces,
- dis-united,
- dis improved.
- hath done with,
- dis cards,
- locked out,
- dis patching,
- sending off,
- had done with,
- dis card,
- sloughed off,
- has done with,
- dis patch,
- dis-carded,
- pushed back,
- dis-card,
- dis missing,
- shows out,
- lets out,
- casts out,
- pushing back,
- letted out,
- de ported,
- dis-patched,
- showing out,
- de porting,
- dis-missed,
- drove out,
- re legates,
- letted go,
- sloughing off,
- dis patches,
- sends off,
- de-porting,
- dis-carding,
- pushes aside,
- dis patched,
- haddest done with,
- out lawed,
- out-lawing,
- pushes back,
- locking out,
- hadst done with,
- re leases,
- drave out,
- dis missed,
- re legate,
- dis-missing,
- dis-cards,
- out-lawed,
- having done with,
- locks out,
- forced out,
- hast done with,
- re-legate,
- dis carding,
- de-ported,
- sweeping away,
- re-lease,
- dis-patches,
- dis-patching,
- sweeps away,
- dis carded,
- dis-patch,
- re lease,
- out lawing,
- re-leases,
- pushing aside,
- sent off,
- re-leased,
- re-legates,
- showed out.
- dis arraying,
- dis locating,
- de-ranged,
- dis-arrayed,
- dis-arraying,
- dis arrayed,
- dis-create,
- dis arranged,
- dis-locating,
- dis-organizing,
- dis creating,
- turns topsy-turvy,
- mis-placing,
- dis-arranging,
- dis create,
- un settles,
- dis-created,
- puts out of order,
- mis place,
- discreates,
- turning topsy turvy,
- de ranged,
- de-range,
- dis organized,
- dis compose,
- mis-laid,
- dis organizing,
- mis-lay,
- dis creates,
- un-settles,
- putting out of order,
- dis arrays,
- dis arrange,
- up sets,
- de-ranging,
- dis-locates,
- putting out order,
- dis-orders,
- dis ordering,
- un settled,
- mis placing,
- turned topsy-turvy,
- dis arranges,
- un-settled,
- discreating,
- turns topsyturvy,
- turn topsy turvy,
- dis created,
- dis-creating,
- up-setting,
- de range,
- turn topsyturvy,
- puts out order,
- dis located,
- discreated,
- dis locate,
- up setting,
- mis lays,
- dis-organizes,
- turns topsy turvy,
- dis-arranges,
- turning topsy-turvy,
- un settle,
- mis laid,
- dis organizes,
- mis places,
- turning topsyturvy,
- turned topsyturvy,
- dis-order,
- mis lay,
- dis-array,
- dis-composing,
- dis locates,
- put out order,
- de ranges,
- mis-laying,
- dis composes,
- dis-arrays,
- dis-arrange,
- dis-composes,
- mis-lays,
- dis composed,
- dis-compose,
- dis composing,
- up-set,
- mis placed,
- mis-places,
- dis orders,
- de-ranges,
- dis-ordering,
- dis-organize,
- dis order,
- dis-arranged,
- dis-composed,
- un-settle,
- dis-ordered,
- dis organize,
- un-settling,
- de ranging,
- dis-organized,
- dis-locate,
- dis ordered,
- dis array,
- mis laying,
- up-sets,
- dis-located,
- turned topsy turvy,
- un settling,
- mis-place,
- dis-creates,
- dis arranging.
- busts up,
- breaking it up,
- breaks it up,
- re-solved,
- beats off,
- de-ploy,
- de-ployed,
- de ployed,
- re solves,
- beating off,
- re solve,
- brake it up,
- de-ploys,
- re-solve,
- chases away,
- broke it up,
- de ploy,
- de ploys,
- busting up,
- de ploying,
- re-solves,
- re-solving,
- de-ploying,
- chasing away.
- disjects,
- pro claiming,
- disjected,
- pro claimed,
- pro-claiming,
- pro claim,
- de clare,
- de-clares,
- pro-claims,
- disjecting,
- de-clare,
- de clares,
- pro claims.
- dis associating,
- dis associates,
- un couple,
- dis join,
- un-couple,
- dis-engaged,
- dis engaged,
- dis engage,
- un fixes,
- unfixt,
- un fix,
- dis joining,
- un couples,
- un fixed,
- dis associated,
- dis engaging,
- dis-associate,
- dis-engages,
- dis-joins,
- un-coupling,
- dis-engage,
- dis-engaging,
- un-couples,
- un-fixing,
- un-fixt,
- dis joins,
- un fixt,
- un-fixed,
- dis associate,
- dis-joined,
- dis-associates,
- un coupled,
- dis-associated,
- un fixing,
- dis engages,
- dis joined,
- un coupling,
- un-fixes,
- un-coupled,
- dis-join,
- dis-associating,
- dis-joining,
- un-fix.
- dis-solve,
- dis solving,
- un making,
- breaking in to pieces,
- un-makes,
- dis-solves,
- dis-solving,
- breaks in to pieces,
- un-made,
- brake into pieces,
- breaking into pieces,
- un make,
- dis-solved,
- un made,
- wastes away,
- broke in to pieces,
- un makes,
- broke into pieces,
- un-make,
- brake in to pieces,
- dis solve,
- un-making,
- break in to pieces,
- dis solved,
- dis solves.
- dis posed,
- pre-sents,
- lots out,
- dis-tributes,
- end owing,
- pre-sent,
- end owed,
- dis pose,
- dis tributes,
- dis-posed,
- pro rating,
- lotted out,
- pre sent,
- dis tribute,
- dis-pose,
- pro rate,
- dis-tribute,
- deals out,
- end-owing,
- pro-rated,
- dis posing,
- dis-posing,
- pro rated,
- pro-rate,
- slices up,
- end-owed,
- pro-rates,
- lotting out,
- pro rates,
- slicing up,
- sliced up,
- pro-rating.
- rout,
- scramble,
- dislodge,
- besprinkle,
- cast forth,
- eject,
- split up,
- discharge,
- banish,
- radiate,
- separate,
- intersperse,
- divvy,
- vanish,
- take off in all directions,
- spray,
- sow,
- shed.
- going fifty-fifty,
- going fiftyfifty,
- go fiftyfifty,
- cutting one in,
- went fifty-fifty,
- goes fifty-fifty,
- quotaed,
- go fifty fifty,
- cuts one in,
- going fifty fifty,
- pieced up,
- goes fiftyfifty,
- goes fifty fifty,
- went fifty fifty,
- went fiftyfifty,
- quotaing,
- piecing up,
- pieces up.
- de humidify,
- de-humidify,
- de hydrate,
- de-hydrating,
- de humidifying,
- de-humidified,
- de hydrating,
- de-humidifies,
- de-hydrate,
- de humidifies,
- de-hydrated,
- de humidified,
- de-humidifying,
- de-hydrates,
- de hydrates,
- de hydrated.
- washes up,
- bled dry,
- bleeds dry,
- washing up,
- runs through,
- took last of,
- taking last of,
- takes last of,
- bleeding dry.
- dieing away,
- died on vine,
- dieing vine,
- on vine,
- tuckering out,
- dieing on vine,
- died away,
- slacks off,
- fags out,
- die vine,
- dying vine,
- awaying,
- dying away,
- slacked off,
- dies away,
- died vine,
- tuckers out,
- dying on vine,
- fagging out,
- dies vine,
- dies on vine.
- up lifts,
- up heaves,
- raised high,
- up-hold,
- beared aloft,
- raising high,
- bearing aloft,
- up raises,
- up-hove,
- up holds,
- up-lifting,
- up-heaved,
- up rearing,
- up-rears,
- up-heaves,
- uphove,
- up heaved,
- bare aloft,
- upheaves,
- hikes up,
- up lift,
- moves up,
- up-raised,
- up rears,
- up raising,
- up-lift,
- jacked up,
- up raise,
- jumped up,
- jumps up,
- up-lifted,
- up lifting,
- up hold,
- raises high,
- up-heaving,
- up-holding,
- up-rear,
- up held,
- bears aloft,
- up-reared,
- up heave,
- moving up,
- up-lifts,
- up-rearing,
- up-raise,
- up raised,
- up hove,
- bore aloft,
- hiking up,
- hiked up,
- up-holds,
- up-held,
- up-heave,
- up rear,
- jumping up,
- up holding,
- up lifted,
- up-raises,
- up heaving,
- up-raising.
- out-stretch,
- out-stretches,
- out-stretching,
- out stretching,
- out stretched,
- out stretches,
- out stretch,
- out-stretched.
- sizes in to,
- sized in to,
- sizes into,
- sizing into,
- walling off,
- walls off,
- parceling out,
- sub divide,
- fencing off,
- size in to,
- sizing in to,
- sub dividing,
- cutting into,
- parcelled out,
- sub-divide,
- sub-dividing,
- walled off,
- sub divides,
- sub divided,
- cutting in to,
- sub-divides,
- sized into,
- parcels out,
- sub-divided,
- cut in to,
- cuts in to,
- fences off,
- cuts into.
- be-strews,
- be strewn,
- polka-dots,
- dis-charging,
- be-strewed,
- be spatters,
- polka-dotted,
- be strew,
- be-strew,
- be-spattered,
- be strewed,
- dis-charged,
- dis-charge,
- polka dots,
- dis charged,
- polkadotting,
- be-strewing,
- be-spatters,
- polka dotted,
- dis-charges,
- polkadots,
- be spattered,
- dis charging,
- dis charges,
- be strewing,
- be spattering,
- be-strewn,
- dis charge,
- be-spatter,
- bespatters,
- polka-dotting,
- be spatter,
- polkadot,
- polka dotting,
- be-spattering,
- polkadotted,
- be strews.
- un coil,
- re aching,
- in-creased,
- pre-pared,
- un-rolled,
- ex tends,
- in creasing,
- un winds,
- un coiled,
- wast distributed,
- wert distributed,
- was distributed,
- un roll,
- un twisted,
- wert displayed,
- un coiling,
- un-coils,
- un folds,
- multi-plied,
- in-creases,
- pre pares,
- un-twisted,
- multi plying,
- un-coiling,
- over-lays,
- pre pared,
- un wound,
- ex-tending,
- un rolling,
- un-twists,
- un-roll,
- over-laid,
- un-rolling,
- over laying,
- over lays,
- ex tend,
- were displayed,
- pre-paring,
- ex-tends,
- un-rolls,
- un coils,
- ex-tended,
- un-twist,
- un-coil,
- un-wound,
- am distributed,
- un-furling,
- un wind,
- evening out,
- un rolls,
- un fold,
- over-laying,
- is displayed,
- ex tending,
- multi-plying,
- un folding,
- being displayed,
- was displayed,
- am displayed,
- were distributed,
- evened out,
- pre pare,
- is distributed,
- rolls out,
- being distributed,
- un-fold,
- un twists,
- un furled,
- un-folded,
- in-crease,
- re-aching,
- un-folding,
- un twisting,
- re ached,
- pre-pare,
- un furling,
- in crease,
- un-furled,
- un folded,
- un-coiled,
- are displayed,
- un-folds,
- un twist,
- ex tended,
- over laid,
- un-winds,
- rolling out,
- re-ached,
- un-wind,
- un-winding,
- are distributed,
- pre paring,
- un winding,
- in creases,
- over-lay,
- ex-tend,
- wast displayed,
- un rolled,
- un-twisting.
Other synonyms:
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- distribution.
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- pepper.
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- travel.
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- litter.
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- sweep.
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- run.
- volte-face,
- Slewed,
- slipping,
- covered up,
- fend,
- covers up,
- hold off,
- Shying,
- Sheering,
- wheeled,
- Parried,
- Shied,
- glance off,
- sheers,
- Slipped,
- slewing,
- shies,
- covering up,
- Sheered,
- cover up,
- keep off,
- volte-faces.
- dematerializes,
- exited,
- die out,
- Evanish,
- leave no trace,
- be no more,
- died out,
- dematerialized,
- cease to exist,
- retreating,
- fade away,
- dissipate,
- fades away,
- OUTS,
- be swallowed up,
- Waned,
- come to naught,
- vamoose,
- dematerialize,
- outed,
- be done for,
- recede,
- end gradually,
- take flight,
- taking flight,
- passing away,
- leaving no trace,
- passed away,
- ceasing to exist,
- drop out of sight,
- melt away,
- be gone,
- fading away,
- go south,
- is lost,
- ceased to exist,
- be lost,
- took flight.
- washing away,
- washed out,
- coming apart,
- Disimprove,
- fall to pieces,
- turn to dust,
- dilapidates,
- wash away,
- breaking down,
- turned to dust,
- washes out,
- come apart,
- washed away,
- washing out,
- Dilapidating,
- break down,
- wash out,
- falling to pieces,
- break apart,
- dilapidate.
- lets go,
- have done with,
- drives out,
- send off,
- driving out,
- drive out,
- let out,
- swept away,
- slough off,
- forces out,
- push aside,
- cast out,
- letting go,
- show out,
- sloughs off,
- casting out,
- pushed aside,
- letting out,
- force out,
- push back,
- forcing out,
- lock out,
- sweep away.
- Factored,
- uncoiled,
- dehumidify,
- rationing,
- unmake,
- spatter,
- winnowing,
- break up,
- Prorated,
- slack off,
- Trolled,
- distribute,
- roll out,
- wasted away,
- put an end to,
- sectioned,
- cough up,
- sucks dry,
- outlaid,
- slacking off,
- bust up,
- dealt out,
- disburse,
- dissolve,
- cut into,
- outstretched,
- shell out,
- segmented,
- raise high,
- dismiss,
- parceled out,
- put end to,
- Soared,
- deflect,
- Smelted,
- outlaying,
- disorganize,
- segmenting,
- unmaking,
- sucking dry,
- Exchanging,
- sucked dry,
- die on vine,
- fork over,
- diffused,
- forked out,
- wash up,
- rarefy,
- meted out,
- hike up,
- Parcelled,
- pay out,
- thin out,
- sectioning,
- tucker out,
- even out,
- piece up,
- discreate,
- evens out,
- Smelting,
- mete out,
- bankrupts,
- coughing up,
- deal out,
- jump up,
- dehumidifies,
- dehumidifying,
- metes out,
- evaporate,
- rationed,
- unfurls,
- disappear,
- thin,
- uncoil,
- bleed dry,
- jack up,
- tapers,
- Bankrupted,
- fenced off,
- uncoiling,
- Emaciating,
- deal,
- heft,
- winnow,
- parceling,
- ante up,
- gooses,
- rolled out,
- breaks into pieces,
- size into,
- suck dry,
- parcelling,
- dealing out,
- die away,
- lift,
- partition,
- coughed up,
- fagged out,
- expend,
- Fluxed,
- disintegrate,
- run dry,
- washed up,
- fence off,
- unmakes,
- cut one in,
- tire,
- break into pieces,
- waste away,
- Trolling,
- wall off,
- fade,
- exhaust,
- busted up,
- circulate,
- petering out,
- mislay,
- untwisted,
- disband,
- goosed,
- uncoils,
- chased away,
- move up,
- Parceled,
- chase away,
- weeding out,
- volatilize,
- emaciate,
- Mete,
- lot out,
- come across with,
- upheaved,
- be distributed,
- interviewed,
- propagate,
- break it up,
- meting out,
- peter out,
- aways,
- turn topsy-turvy,
- smelts,
- taking apart,
- goose,
- running out,
- slice up,
- up set,
- moved up,
- handed out,
- take last of,
- embroiled,
- dissociate,
- tuckered out,
- goosing,
- out lay,
- drive away,
- ponies up,
- measure out,
- spread,
- untwists,
- Hefting,
- fag out,
- go fifty-fifty,
- dole out,
- factoring,
- melt,
- Littering,
- parcel out,
- be displayed,
- bear aloft,
- pony up,
- diffuses,
- disarrayed,
- Outstretch,
- Hefted,
- Fluxing,
- emaciates,
- dehumidified,
- scatters,
- diffusing,
- untwisting,
- parcelling out,
- weed out,
- took apart,
- take apart,
- thinning out,
- hefts,
- beat off,
- disseminate,
- divide,
- wasting away,
- Bankrupting,
- fork out,
- untwist,
- dispel,
- evaporated,
- disject,
- decentralize,
- upheaving,
- come with,
- put out of order,
- Disarraying,
- upheave.
How to use "Disperse" in context?
Disperse usually means to divide or scatter in many directions. In language, it has two main meanings: 1) to break up or scatter into small parts; and 2) to cause a romantic or sexual relationship to break up. Disperse can be used as a verb or a noun. For example, "The group dispersed after the meeting." This means the group broke up and each person went their own way. Alternatively, "The protesters dispersed after the police arrived." This means the protesters stopped fighting and left after the police arrived.
Paraphrases for Disperse:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Independent
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Adjective
scattered.
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Proper noun, singular
separates.
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Noun, singular or mass
scatter.
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Verb, base form
allay, apportion, decentralize, differentiate, disband, discontinue, dismantle, dismiss, dispel, dispense, disseminate, dissipate, distinguish, distract, distribute, diversify, divert, divide, evacuate, redistribute, remove, scatter, used.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
dispersal.
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Noun, singular or mass
dispersal, dispersion.
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Adjective
Homophones for Disperse:
Hypernym for Disperse:
v.
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change
backscatter.
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change
Hyponym for Disperse:
v.
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change
change integrity.
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change
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