disperse

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /dɪˈspɜːs/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /dɪˈspɜ˞s/

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• Hyphenation: dis‧perse

Verb

Plain form disperse

Third-person singular disperses

Past tense dispersed

Past participle dispersed

Present participle dispersing

1. (transitive & intransitive) If a group disperses, it breaks up into individual pieces or items and spreads out.

   The police fired their guns to disperse the crowd.