transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈspərs ]
verb
( dis·persed ; dis·pers·ing )
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin dispersus, past participle of dispergere to scatter, from dis- + spargere to scatter — more at spark
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1.
a. : to cause to break up
police dispersed the crowd
b. : to cause to become spread widely
c. : to cause to evaporate or vanish
sunlight dispersing the mist
2. : to spread or distribute from a fixed or constant source: as
a. archaic : disseminate
b. : to subject (as light) to dispersion
c. : to distribute (as fine particles) more or less evenly throughout a medium
intransitive verb
1. : to break up in random fashion
the crowd dispersed on request
2.
a. : to become dispersed
b. : dissipate , vanish
the fog dispersed toward morning
Synonyms: see scatter
• dis·persed·ly -ˈspər-səd-lē, -ˈspərst-lē adverb
• dis·pers·er noun
• dis·pers·ible -ˈspər-sə-bəl adjective