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disperse

UK
/dɪsˈpɜːs/
US
/dɪsˈpɜrs/

Translations

disperseverb
dispersed
Past Simple
dispersed
Past Participle
dispersing
Gerund
UK
/dɪsˈpɜːs/
US
/dɪsˈpɜrs/
The police used tear gas to disperse the crowd.
La police a utilisé du gaz lacrymogène pour disperser la foule.
se disperserEmploi pronominal pour un groupe, un nuage, une foule.
The fog began to disperse as the sun rose.
Le brouillard a commencé à se disperser au lever du soleil.
Additional translations
disséminerSurtout pour des graines, des particules ou des éléments fins.
Synonyms
distribute
dissipate
separate
disseminate
diffuse
spread
scatter
Antonyms
assemble
gather
disperseadjective
more disperse
Comp.
most disperse
Super.
UK
/dɪˈspɜːs/
US
/dɪˈspɜrs/
disperséTerme technique, notamment en chimie et en industrie textile.
Disperse dyes are commonly used to color polyester fabrics.
Les colorants dispersés sont couramment utilisés pour colorer les tissus en polyester.
Synonyms
distributed
spread out
splayed
widely scattered
scattered
dispersed
diffuse
diffused

Definitions

disperseverb
To distribute or spread over a wide area.
The wind helped to disperse the seeds across the field.
To cause (a group of people or animals) to break up and move off in different directions; to scatter.
The police used tear gas to disperse the crowd.
To break up and scatter in different directions.
The fog began to disperse as the sun rose.
disperseadjective
(of dyes or finely divided particles) consisting of or applied as a fine dispersion in a medium; water-insoluble.
Disperse dyes are commonly used to color polyester fabrics.
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