disperse

verbadjectiveattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//dɪˈspɜːs//
United States//dɪˈspɝs//

To scatter in different directions.

verb

1
To scatter in different directions.
The Jews are dispersed among all nations.
The lippes of the wiſe diſperſe knowledge: but the heart of the fooliſh, doeth not ſo.
2
To break up and disappear; to dissipate.
3
To disseminate.
4
To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract.
5
To distribute throughout.

Etymology

From Middle French disperser, from Latin dispersus, past participle of dispergō (“to scatter abroad, disperse”), from dis- (“apart”) + spargō (“to scatter”); see sparse.

adjective

1
Scattered or spread out.
Australia itself is a very wide and very disperse country, where the distance problems significantly affect also the "internal" customer-supplier chains.
In particular, a very crisp quantifier such as “for all,” “there exists,” “at least 50 percent” tend to have less disperse weighting vectors while fuzzier quantifiers such as many tend to have a more disperse weighting vector.

Forms

comparative: more disperse
superlative: most disperse
past tense: dispersed
past participle: dispersed
present participle: dispersing
third person singular: disperses

dispatch · To send (a shipment) with promptness.dispatcher · In a transportation organization, a person who controls the…dispense · To issue, distribute, or give out.

disperse · To scatter in different directions.

display · A show or spectacle.displayed · Spread out; unfurled.disposable · That can be disposed of.

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