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DISPERSED
dispersed, spread
(adjective) distributed or spread over a considerable extent; “has ties with many widely dispersed friends”; “eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
dispersed
simple past tense and past participle of disperse
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*persed", a.
Definition: Scattered.
– Dis*pers"ed*ly, adv.
– Dis*pers"ed*ness, n. Dispersed harmony (Mus.), harmony in which the tones composing the chord are widely separated, as by an octave or more.
DISPERSE
Dis*perse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispersed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dispersing.] Etym: [L. dispersus, p. p. of dispergere to strew, scatter. See Sparse.]
1. To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread; as, the Jews are dispersed among all nations. The lips of the wise disperse knowledge. Prov. xv. 7. Two lions, in the still, dark night, A herd of beeves disperse. Cowper.
2. To scatter, so as to cause to vanish; to dissipate; as, to disperse vapors. Dispersed are the glories. Shak.
Syn.
– To scatter; dissipate; dispel; spread; diffuse; distribute; deal out; disseminate.
Dis*perse", v. i.
1. To separate; to go or move into different parts; to vanish; as, the company dispersed at ten o'clock; the clouds disperse.
2. To distribute wealth; to share one's abundance with others. He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor. Ps. cxii. 9.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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