Definition of disperse

"disperse" in the verb sense

1. scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse

distribute loosely

"He scattered gun powder under the wagon"

2. disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter

to cause to separate and go in different directions

"She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"

3. break up, disperse, scatter

cause to separate

"break up kidney stones"

"disperse particles"

4. disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out

move away from each other

"The crowds dispersed"

"The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"

5. disperse

separate (light) into spectral rays

"the prism disperses light"

6. circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around

cause to become widely known

"spread information"

"circulate a rumor"

"broadcast the news"

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Quotations for disperse

Glory is like a circle in the water,
Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself
Till, by broad spreading it disperse to nought. [ William Shakespeare ]

disperse in Scrabble®

The word disperse is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters disperse:

DISPERSE
(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

depress, desires, despise, preside, pressed, resides, spiders

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word disperse

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In disperse

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disperse in Words With Friends™

The word disperse is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters disperse:

DISPERSE
(120)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

depress, desires, despise, preside, pressed, resides, spiders

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word disperse

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In disperse

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Word Growth involving disperse

Shorter words in disperse

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