disperse
Cross references:
1. scatter
dis.perse \dis-'p*rs\ \-'p*r-s*r\ \-s*-b*l\ vb [ME dysparsen, fr. MF
disperser, fr. L dispersus, pp. of d]ispergere to scatter, fr. dis- +
spargere to scatter 1a: to cause to break up and go in different ways 1b:
to cause to become spread widely 1c: DISPEL 2: to spread or distribute
from a fixed or constant source : as 2a: DISSEMINATE 2b: to subject (as
light) to dispersion 2c: to distribute more or less evenly throughout a
medium 1: to break up and move or scatter in different directions 2:
DISSIPATE, VANISH - dis.pers.er n