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Definitions for Dispersed
[1] to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
[2] to spread widely; disseminate: to disperse knowledge.
[3] to dispel; cause to vanish: The wind dispersed the fog.
[4] Physical Chemistry . to cause (particles) to separate uniformly throughout a solid, liquid, or gas.
[5] Optics . to subject (light) to dispersion.
[6] to separate and move apart in different directions without order or regularity; become scattered: The crowd dispersed.
[7] to be dispelled; be scattered out of sight; vanish: The smoke dispersed into the sky.
[8] Physical Chemistry . noting the dispersed particles in a dispersion.
[9] to scatter; distribute over a wide area
[10] to dissipate or cause to dissipate
[11] to leave or cause to leave a gathering, often in a random manner
[12] to separate or be separated by dispersion
[13] (tr) to diffuse or spread (news, information, etc)
[14] to separate (particles) throughout a solid, liquid, or gas, as in the formation of a suspension or colloid
[15] of or consisting of the particles in a colloid or suspension disperse phase
Words related to Dispersed
ispel, separate, dissolve, diffuse, dislodge, spray, spread, dissipate, disband, discharge, vanish, scatter, disappear, circulate, shed, dismiss, deal, eject, disseminate, rout
Words nearby Dispersed
ispermy, dispersal, dispersal prison, dispersal zone, dispersant, disperse, disperse dye, disperse phase, disperse system, dispersion, dispersion hardening
Origin of Dispersed
1350–1400; Middle English dispersen, disparsen (< Middle French disperser ) < Latin dispersus (past participle of dispergere ), equivalent to di- di-2 + -sper(g )- scatter (stem of -spergere, combining form of spargere to scatter, strew) + -sus past participle suffix
Words that may be confused with Dispersed
isperse, disburse, disperse, dispose
Other words from Dispersed
dis·pers·ed·ly [dih-spur -sid-lee] /dɪˈspɜr sɪd li/ , adverb
dis·pers·er , noun
dis·pers·i·bil·i·ty , noun
dis·pers·i·ble , adjective
pre·dis·perse , verb (used with object), pre·dis·persed, pre·dis·pers·ing.
re·dis·perse , verb, re·dis·persed, re·dis·pers·ing.
un·dis·persed , adjective
un·dis·pers·ing , adjective
well-dis·persed , adjective
Word origin for Dispersed
C14: from Latin dispērsus scattered, from dispergere to scatter widely, from di- ² + spargere to strew
Synonyms for Dispersed
break up, circulate, diffuse, disappear, disband, discharge, dislodge, dispel, dissipate, dissolve, scatter, separate, spray, spread, vanish, banish, besprinkle, broadcast, deal, disburse, dismiss, disseminate, eject, intersperse, partition, propagate, radiate, rout, scramble, shed, sow, strew, cast forth, divvy, dole out, measure out, send off, split up, take off in all directions