"disperse" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈspɜːs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪˈspɝs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-disperse.wav [UK] Forms: more disperse [comparative], most disperse [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s Etymology: From Middle French disperser, from Latin dispersus, past participle of dispergō (“to scatter abroad, disperse”), from dis- (“apart”) + spargō (“to scatter”); see sparse. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|disperser}} Middle French disperser, {{der|en|la|dispersus}} Latin dispersus, {{m|la|dispergō|t=to scatter abroad, disperse}} dispergō (“to scatter abroad, disperse”), {{m|la|dis-|t=apart}} dis- (“apart”), {{m|la|spargō|t=to scatter}} spargō (“to scatter”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} disperse (comparative more disperse, superlative most disperse)
  1. Scattered or spread out. Derived forms: bidisperse, disperseness, disperse phase, isodisperse, monodisperse, paucidisperse, polydisperse
    Sense id: en-disperse-en-adj-uOuTk4so

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈspɜːs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪˈspɝs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-disperse.wav [UK] Forms: disperses [present, singular, third-person], dispersing [participle, present], dispersed [participle, past], dispersed [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s Etymology: From Middle French disperser, from Latin dispersus, past participle of dispergō (“to scatter abroad, disperse”), from dis- (“apart”) + spargō (“to scatter”); see sparse. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|disperser}} Middle French disperser, {{der|en|la|dispersus}} Latin dispersus, {{m|la|dispergō|t=to scatter abroad, disperse}} dispergō (“to scatter abroad, disperse”), {{m|la|dis-|t=apart}} dis- (“apart”), {{m|la|spargō|t=to scatter}} spargō (“to scatter”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} disperse (third-person singular simple present disperses, present participle dispersing, simple past and past participle dispersed)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To scatter in different directions. Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: disperse Translations (to scatter): palopisaken (Amis), σκεδάννυμι (skedánnumi) (Ancient Greek), ցրվել (cʻrvel) [intransitive] (Armenian), ցրել (cʻrel) [transitive] (Armenian), sakabanatu (Basque), wagas (Bikol Central), разпилявам (razpiljavam) (Bulgarian), разпръсквам (razprǎskvam) (Bulgarian), разсейвам (razsejvam) (Bulgarian), dispersar (Catalan), rozesít [perfective] (Czech), rozptýlit [perfective] (Czech), sprede (Danish), verstrooien (Dutch), dispeli (Esperanto), aspergi (Esperanto), hajottaa (Finnish), hajaantua (Finnish), disperser [transitive] (French), se disperser [intransitive] (French), esparexer (Galician), debandar (Galician), espernexar (Galician), esbandallar (Galician), zerstreuen [transitive] (German), sich zerstreuen [intransitive] (German), szétszór (Hungarian), difuzar (Ido), dispersar (Ido), hajottaa (Ingrian), scaoil (Irish), ruaig (Irish), disperdere (Italian), 退散 (taisan) (alt: たいさん) (Japanese), 흩다 (heutda) (Korean), dissipō (Latin), scaalhean [intransitive] (Manx), skeayl [transitive] (Manx), korara (Maori), tītari (Maori), tītaritari (Maori), whakaehu (Maori), tohatoha (Maori), sparplen (Middle English), utsamɓalia [intransitive] (Ngazidja Comorian), tōsċrīþan (Old English), rozproszyć (Polish), dispersar (Portuguese), рассе́ивать (rasséivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), рассе́ять (rasséjatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), разбра́сывать (razbrásyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), разброса́ть (razbrosátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), рассыпа́ть (rassypátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), рассы́пать (rassýpatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), раски́дывать (raskídyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), раскида́ть (raskidátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), sgaoil (Scottish Gaelic), dispersar (Spanish), käsk- (Tocharian B), rải rác (Vietnamese), w (White Hmong), khàla (ǃXóõ)
    Sense id: en-disperse-en-verb-a8QZtBDj Disambiguation of 'to scatter': 58 16 4 11 10
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To break up and disappear; to dissipate. Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: destroy Translations (to dissipate): dağılmaq [intransitive] (Azerbaijani), dağıtmaq [transitive] (Azerbaijani), rozptýlit (Czech), rozehnat (Czech), disiĝi [intransitive] (Esperanto), hajottaa (Finnish), hajota (Finnish), escagallar (Galician), desengrear (Galician), dissipieren (German), disperdere (Italian), dissipō (Latin), whakaehu (Maori), sparplen (Middle English), solven (Middle English), dissolven (Middle English), dissipar (Portuguese), разгоня́ть (razgonjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), разогна́ть (razognátʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-disperse-en-verb-X8e4Ikpk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 4 44 1 40 2 Disambiguation of 'to dissipate': 4 84 2 7 2
  3. (transitive, intransitive) To disseminate. Tags: intransitive, transitive Translations (to disseminate): levittää (Finnish), escagallar (Galician), disseminarere (Italian), disseminar (Portuguese), распространя́ть (rasprostranjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), распространи́ть (rasprostranítʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-disperse-en-verb-ZYxj0Tfp Disambiguation of 'to disseminate': 1 3 86 1 8
  4. (physics, transitive, intransitive) To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract. Tags: intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Physics Translations (to refract): hajottaa (Finnish), hajota (Finnish), dispergoida (Finnish), destranxer (Galician), aquendar (Galician), disperdere (Italian), rifrangere (Italian), refratar (Portuguese), преломля́ть (prelomljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), преломи́ть (prelomítʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-disperse-en-verb-1BVDpO1w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 4 44 1 40 2 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'to refract': 4 13 2 79 2
  5. (transitive, intransitive) To distribute throughout. Tags: intransitive, transitive Translations (to distribute): levittää (Finnish), verteilt (German), disperdere (Italian), distribuire (Italian), tohatoha (Maori), distribuir (Portuguese), распространя́ть (rasprostranjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), распространи́ть (rasprostranítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), dağıtık (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-disperse-en-verb-Hnb868xm Disambiguation of 'to distribute': 5 5 19 8 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: divide Derived forms: dedisperse, disperser, overdisperse, redisperse Related terms: dispersal, dispersible, dispersion
Synonyms: besprenge [obsolete], broadcast, desparple [archaic], discuss [obsolete], disgregate [obsolete], disparkle [obsolete], disparple [obsolete], dispel, disperple [obsolete], disperse, distribute, dwindle, flurr, insperse [obsolete], instrew, litter, overshake [obsolete], resperse [obsolete], scatter, squander [obsolete], sparble [obsolete, rare], sparkle [obsolete], sparse [obsolete], sperse [obsolete], spread, springe [obsolete], strew, strinkle [British, dialectal, rare], todrive [obsolete], togo [obsolete], torat [obsolete], whiffle Hyponyms: aerosolise, asperse, besnow, besow, blow away, disband, dissolve, diffuse, flitter, inseminate, resolve [dated], sow, sprinkle, stampede

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "ami",
          "lang": "Amis",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "palopisaken"
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          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
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          "word": "wagas"
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
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          "sense": "to scatter",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "razprǎskvam",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "разпръсквам"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "razsejvam",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "разсейвам"
        },
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          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to scatter",
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          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "tags": [
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        },
        {
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "sprede"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "verstrooien"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "dispeli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "aspergi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "hajottaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "hajaantua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "disperser"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "se disperser"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "esparexer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "debandar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "espernexar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "esbandallar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "zerstreuen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "sich zerstreuen"
        },
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          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "skedánnumi",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "σκεδάννυμι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "szétszór"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "difuzar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "dispersar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "hajottaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "scaoil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "ruaig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "disperdere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "alt": "たいさん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "taisan",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "退散"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "heutda",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "흩다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "dissipō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "scaalhean"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "skeayl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "korara"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "tītari"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "tītaritari"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "whakaehu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "tohatoha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "sparplen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "zdj",
          "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "tags": [
            "intransitive"
          ],
          "word": "utsamɓalia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "tōsċrīþan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "rozproszyć"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to scatter",
          "word": "dispersar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 4 11 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rasséivatʹ",
          "sense": "to scatter",
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          "sense": "to dissipate",
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 84 2 7 2",
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          "sense": "to dissipate",
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        {
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "gl",
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      "code": "gl",
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    {
      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "to scatter",
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "zerstreuen"
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      "word": "sich zerstreuen"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "word": "scaoil"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
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      "word": "ruaig"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "to scatter",
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    {
      "alt": "たいさん",
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      "word": "退散"
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      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "heutda",
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      "word": "흩다"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "code": "mi",
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    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to scatter",
      "word": "whakaehu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to scatter",
      "word": "tohatoha"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "to scatter",
      "word": "sparplen"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "to scatter",
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "word": "utsamɓalia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to scatter",
      "word": "tōsċrīþan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to scatter",
      "word": "rozproszyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to scatter",
      "word": "dispersar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasséivatʹ",
      "sense": "to scatter",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "рассе́ивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasséjatʹ",
      "sense": "to scatter",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "рассе́ять"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razbrásyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to scatter",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "разбра́сывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razbrosátʹ",
      "sense": "to scatter",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "разброса́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rassypátʹ",
      "sense": "to scatter",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "рассыпа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rassýpatʹ",
      "sense": "to scatter",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "рассы́пать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raskídyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to scatter",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "раски́дывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raskidátʹ",
      "sense": "to scatter",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "раскида́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to scatter",
      "word": "sgaoil"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to scatter",
      "word": "dispersar"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "to scatter",
      "word": "käsk-"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to scatter",
      "word": "rải rác"
    },
    {
      "code": "mww",
      "lang": "White Hmong",
      "sense": "to scatter",
      "word": "w"
    },
    {
      "code": "nmn",
      "lang": "ǃXóõ",
      "sense": "to scatter",
      "word": "khàla"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to dissipate",
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "word": "dağılmaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to dissipate",
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "word": "dağıtmaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to dissipate",
      "word": "rozptýlit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to dissipate",
      "word": "rozehnat"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to dissipate",
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "word": "disiĝi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to dissipate",
      "word": "hajottaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to dissipate",
      "word": "hajota"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to dissipate",
      "word": "escagallar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to dissipate",
      "word": "desengrear"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to dissipate",
      "word": "dissipieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to dissipate",
      "word": "disperdere"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to dissipate",
      "word": "dissipō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to dissipate",
      "word": "whakaehu"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "to dissipate",
      "word": "sparplen"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "to dissipate",
      "word": "solven"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "to dissipate",
      "word": "dissolven"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to dissipate",
      "word": "dissipar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razgonjátʹ",
      "sense": "to dissipate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "разгоня́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razognátʹ",
      "sense": "to dissipate",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "разогна́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to disseminate",
      "word": "levittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to disseminate",
      "word": "escagallar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to disseminate",
      "word": "disseminarere"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to disseminate",
      "word": "disseminar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasprostranjátʹ",
      "sense": "to disseminate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "распространя́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasprostranítʹ",
      "sense": "to disseminate",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "распространи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to refract",
      "word": "hajottaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to refract",
      "word": "hajota"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to refract",
      "word": "dispergoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to refract",
      "word": "destranxer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to refract",
      "word": "aquendar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to refract",
      "word": "disperdere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to refract",
      "word": "rifrangere"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to refract",
      "word": "refratar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prelomljátʹ",
      "sense": "to refract",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "преломля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prelomítʹ",
      "sense": "to refract",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "преломи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to distribute",
      "word": "levittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to distribute",
      "word": "verteilt"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to distribute",
      "word": "disperdere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to distribute",
      "word": "distribuire"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to distribute",
      "word": "tohatoha"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to distribute",
      "word": "distribuir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasprostranjátʹ",
      "sense": "to distribute",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "распространя́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasprostranítʹ",
      "sense": "to distribute",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "распространи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to distribute",
      "word": "dağıtık"
    }
  ],
  "word": "disperse"
}

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      "word": "isodisperse"
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      "form": "more disperse",
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