Antonyms for disperse
dɪˈspɜrsdis·perse

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1. disperse

   Antonyms:
   absorb, consume, drink in, drink up, engross, exhaust, imbibe, suck up, swallow, swallow up, take in, take up

   Synonyms:
   cast out, disgorge, dissipate, distract, eject, emit, exude, give up, put forth, radiate, send out, shoot forth, throw off, vomit

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1. disperse

   Antonyms:
   collect, summon, recall, gather, concentrate, meet

   Synonyms:
   dispel, scatter, disseminate, separate, break up, spread abroad, deal out, distribute, dissipate

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1. scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperseverb

   distribute loosely

   "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"

   Synonyms:
   circularise, dissipate, spit, pass around, sprinkle, spread, dot, spread out, diffuse, broadcast, disseminate, constellate, sparge, propagate, scatter, pitter-patter, splosh, circularize, break up, patter, dust, spatter, dispel, circulate, stud, splash, distribute, besprinkle

2. disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatterverb

   to cause to separate and go in different directions

   "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"

   Synonyms:
   resolve, circulate, fragmentize, shoot, drive off, separate, spread, sever, interrupt, crash, dot, split up, pick, fool away, dismantle, circularise, break, spread out, break up, recess, disseminate, part, crock up, collapse, drive out, cut off, fragment, turn back, split, circularize, disrupt, chase away, drive away, fragmentise, frivol away, dissolve, dust, crack, pass around, sprinkle, fritter away, diffuse, broadcast, distribute, dissipate, propagate, scatter, fool, calve, break apart, disassemble, take apart, dispel, adjourn, fritter, crack up, decompose, break down, run off

3. break up, disperse, scatterverb

   cause to separate

   "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"

   Synonyms:
   fragmentise, fragmentize, decompose, collapse, spread, interrupt, crash, dot, split up, pick, dismantle, break up, circularize, recess, sprinkle, part, crock up, sever, cut off, fragment, split, separate, disrupt, pass around, dissolve, circularise, dust, crack, spread out, disassemble, break apart, distribute, diffuse, broadcast, calve, dissipate, propagate, scatter, break down, resolve, take apart, circulate, dispel, adjourn, break, crack up, disseminate

4. disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread outverb

   move away from each other

   "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";

   Synonyms:
   fritter, rotate, unfold, circularise, dissipate, shoot, disseminate, pass around, sprinkle, spread, dot, spread out, frivol away, fool, fool away, broadcast, fan out, string out, open, scatter, circularize, expand, splay, break up, propagate, dust, fritter away, dispel, circulate, distribute, turn out, diffuse

5. disperseverb

   separate (light) into spectral rays

   "the prosm disperses light"

   Synonyms:
   circularise, dissipate, disseminate, pass around, sprinkle, spread, dot, spread out, broadcast, scatter, circularize, break up, propagate, dust, dispel, circulate, distribute, diffuse

6. circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass aroundverb

   cause to become widely known

   "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

   Synonyms:
   circulate, beam, shell out, fan out, lot, spread, mobilize, pervade, pass on, dish out, dissipate, deal out, allot, dot, overspread, break up, dispense, interpenetrate, dole out, unfold, penetrate, deal, parcel out, circularize, administer, give out, spread out, open, go around, pass around, sprinkle, hand out, mete out, dispel, mobilise, diffuse, broadcast, distribute, pass out, propagate, scatter, transmit, air, circularise, send, riddle, dust, stagger, imbue, permeate, disseminate, circle

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1. disperseverb

   Synonyms:
   dissipate, dispel, scatter

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1. assemble, gather, unite

   as disperse means to separate or scatter so it can be accepted as to gather at one place.

   an activity hall is there in our colony when all people gather or being together during special occasions.

   Submitted by JP03 on February 23, 2015  

How to use disperse in a sentence?

1. Farhan Haq:

   We're calling on all parties to the conflict to take all measures to protect civilians caught in the middle, that includes allowing civilians to freely move out of conflict zones and being provided with protection as they disperse.

2. John Griffin:

   Someone sees one groundhog and they think that within two years, there will be a thousand, only half the groundhogs from any litter survive, and they disperse. They find other territories and they're on the move and they're a prey animal so it's rough out there for them. A lot of times, we get calls not because there's an actual conflict but because when someone sees a groundhog, they're like 'Oh, I've got a problem.'.

3. Daniel Cohan:

   We were fortunate there were good winds and vertical mixing that allowed the plume to rise and disperse more readily.

4. Scott McLean:

   You don’t just throw resources at a wildfire, it’s like a battle -- you have to think what will be the most effective. Cal Fire usually depends on a mix of bulldozers, fire engines, inmate crews, and helicopters or airplanes, which disperse things like fire retardant, to stop wildfires. Using containment lines, or large areas where a bulldozer cuts away vegetation to the point where only dirt remains, is very common, he said. But this isn’t always an accessible option.

5. Leong Hoe Nam:

   It would have better effect using a water cannon to disperse people and make them go home.

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