"dispersing" 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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