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Disperse is when things spread out and get further apart. For example, when you throw a handful of sand, the sand disperses and falls to the ground.
To spread something out. For example, you might disperse a liquid in water.
Noun: dispersion.
Verb: disperse.
Adjective: dispersed.
Adverb: dispersedly.
Synonym: scatter.
Antonym: congregate.
The word "disperse" comes from the Latin word dispergere, which means "to scatter". It is made up of the two Latin words dis (apart) and spergere (to sprinkle).
Provide examples of things which can be dispersed.