DISPERSE


Meaning of DISPERSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪspɜ:(r)s ]

( disperses, dispersing, dispersed)

1.

When something disperses or when you disperse it, it spreads over a wide area.

The oil appeared to be dispersing...

The intense currents disperse the sewage...

VERB : V , V n

2.

When a group of people disperses or when someone disperses them, the group splits up and the people leave in different directions.

Police fired shots and used teargas to disperse the demonstrators...

The crowd dispersed peacefully after prayers.

= break up

VERB : V n , V

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