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disperse (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: disperser, from Latin dispergere 'to scatter']
if a group of people disperse or are dispersed, they go away in different directions
::Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd.
if something disperses or is dispersed, it spreads in different directions over a wide area
::The clouds dispersed as quickly as they had gathered.