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Meaning of disperse

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  disperse
      v 1: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the
           wagon" [syn: {scatter}, {sprinkle}, {dot}, {dust},
           {disperse}]
      2: to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She
         waved her hand and scattered the crowds" [syn: {disperse},
         {dissipate}, {dispel}, {break up}, {scatter}]
      3: cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse
         particles" [syn: {break up}, {disperse}, {scatter}]
      4: move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The
         children scattered in all directions when the teacher
         approached"; [syn: {disperse}, {dissipate}, {scatter},
         {spread out}]
      5: separate (light) into spectral rays; "the prosm disperses
         light"
      6: cause to become widely known; "spread information";
         "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: {circulate},
         {circularize}, {circularise}, {distribute}, {disseminate},
         {propagate}, {broadcast}, {spread}, {diffuse}, {disperse},
         {pass around}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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