disperses

Verb

disperse (third-person singular simple present disperses, present participle dispersing, simple past and past participle dispersed)

1. (intransitive, transitive) To scatter in different directions.
   • The Jews are dispersed among all nations.
2. (intransitive, transitive) To break up and disappear; to dissipate.

   Synonyms:

   destroy, annihilate, aerosolize, atomize, benothing, bewreck, blot out, blotto, dash, decompose

3. (intransitive, transitive) To disseminate.
4. (intransitive, transitive) To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract.
5. (intransitive, transitive) To distribute throughout.

See all 6 meanings of disperse