disperse

scatter, disperse, spread, diffuse

动词 disperse:

1. distribute loosely
   同义词：scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust
2. to cause to separate and go in different directions
   同义词：dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter
3. move away from each other;
   同义词：dissipate, scatter, spread out
4. cause to separate
   同义词：break up, scatter
5. cause to become widely known
   同义词：circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, pass around

1. The crowd dispersed.
   人群纷纷散开。
2. The wind dispersed the cloud from the sky.
   风吹散了天上的云。
3. The police dispersed the crowd.
   警方驱散群众。

dis.perse

v.（动词）
dis.persed,dis.pers.ing,dis.pers.es
v.tr.（及物动词）

To drive off or scatter in different directions:
使散开，驱散：使在不同方向上驱散或分散：
例句：
The police dispersed the crowd.
警察驱散了人群

To strew or distribute widely:
传播：使广大地散布或散发：
例句：
The airplane dispersed the leaflets over the city.
飞机在城市上空散发传单

To cause to vanish or disappear.See Synonyms at scatter
使消失，使散去参见 scatter
To disseminate (knowledge, for example).
散播，传布（如知识）
To separate (light) into spectral rays.
使（光）色散
To distribute (particles) evenly throughout a medium.
使粒子分散：（粒子）均匀分散在介质中
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To move in different directions; scatter.
散布，散开：移向不同的方向；散布
To vanish; dissipate:
消散；消失：
例句：
The storm clouds had dispersed by noon.
正午前暴风云已消散

来源：
Middle English dispersen
中古英语 dispersen
from Old French disperser
源自 古法语 disperser
from Latin dispergere dispers- [to disperse]
源自 拉丁语 dispergere dispers- [散发，消散，消失，散布]
dis- [apart] * see dis-
dis- [散开，分开] *参见 dis-
spargere [to scatter]
spargere [使分散，使散去，消散]

【引伸】
disper.sant
n.（名词）
dispers.edly
dispers.er
n.（名词）
dispers.ible
adj.（形容词）