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Disperse \Dis*perse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispersed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Dispersing}.] [L. dispersus, p. p. of dispergere to
strew, scatter. See {Sparse}.]
1. To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to
distribute; to diffuse; to spread; as, the Jews are
dispersed among all nations.
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The lips of the wise disperse knowledge. --Prov. xv.
7.
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Two lions, in the still, dark night,
A herd of beeves disperse. --Cowper.
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2. To scatter, so as to cause to vanish; to dissipate; as, to
disperse vapors.
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Dispersed are the glories. --Shak.

Syn: To scatter; dissipate; dispel; spread; diffuse;
distribute; deal out; disseminate.
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Dispersed \Dis*persed"\, a.
Scattered. -- {Dis*pers"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*pers"ed*ness},
n.
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{Dispersed harmony} (Mus.), harmony in which the tones
composing the chord are widely separated, as by an octave
or more.
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