(~s, dispersing, ~d)
1.
When something ~s or when you ~ it, it spreads over a wide area.
The oil appeared to be dispersing...
The intense currents ~ the sewage...
VERB: V, V n
2.
When a group of people ~s or when someone ~s them, the group splits up and the people leave in different directions.
Police fired shots and used teargas to ~ the demonstrators...
The crowd ~d peacefully after prayers.
= break up
VERB: V n, V