disperse
- Verb. (transitive, intransitive) To scatter in different directions.
- Verb. (transitive, intransitive) To break up and disappear; to dissipate.
- Verb. (transitive, intransitive) To disseminate.
- Verb. (physics, transitive) To separate rays of light etc. according to wavelength; to refract.
- Verb. (transitive, intransitive) To distribute throughout.
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