disperse

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

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