2. To scatter, so as to cause to vanish; to dissipate; as, to disperse vapors. Dispersed are the glories. Shak.
Syn. — To scatter; dissipate; dispel; spread; diffuse; distribute; deal out; disseminate.
DISPERSE
Dis*perse", v. i.
1. To separate; to go or move into different parts; to vanish; as, the company dispersed at ten o'clock; the clouds disperse.
2. To distribute wealth; to share one's abundance with others. He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor. Ps. cxii. 9.
DISPERSED
Dis*persed", a.
Defn: Scattered. — Dis*pers"ed*ly, adv. — Dis*pers"ed*ness, n. Dispersed harmony (Mus.), harmony in which the tones composing the chord are widely separated, as by an octave or more.
DISPERSENESS
Dis*perse"ness, n.
Defn: Dispersedness. [Obs.]
DISPERSER
Dis*pers"er, n.