dispersé — ⇒DISPERSÉ, ÉE, part. passé et adj. I. Part. passé de disperser. II. Emploi adj. A. Répandu ou jeté çà et là, au hasard. Des lambeaux, des débris, des fragments dispersés; des cendres dispersées; dispersé au vent, çà et là; rassemblé ou dispersé.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Disperse — Dis*perse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispersed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispersing}.] [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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disperse — Genres Rock, Garage Rock Labels Route7Records Members Chelsey Pieratt Andy Higham Nic Higham Chris Billings Dustin Sanders … Wikipedia
dispersé — dispersé, ée (di sper sé, sée) part. passé. 1° Jeté, poussé çà et là. • D un frère dans la mer les membres dispersés, CORN. Médée, I, 4. • C est une mère ravie à ses enfants dispersés Qui leur tend de l autre vie Ces bras qui les ont bercés … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Disperse — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To distribute wealth; to share one s abundance with others. [1913 Webster] He hath… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disperse — late 14c., from L. dispersus, pp. of dispergere to scatter, from dis apart, in every direction (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + spargere to scatter (see SPARSE (Cf. sparse)). The Latin word is glossed in O.E. by tostregdan. Related: Dispersed; … Etymology dictionary
disperse — *scatter, dissipate, dispel Analogous words: *separate, part, divide: *dismiss, discharge Antonyms: assemble, congregate (persons): collect (things) Contrasted words: *summon, convoke, convene, muster, cite, call … New Dictionary of Synonyms
disperse — [v] distribute; scatter banish, besprinkle, break up, broadcast, cast forth, circulate, deal, diffuse, disappear, disband, disburse, discharge, dislodge, dismiss, dispel, disseminate, dissipate, dissolve, divvy*, dole out, eject, intersperse,… … New thesaurus
disperse — ► VERB 1) go or distribute in different directions or over a wide area. 2) thin out and eventually disappear. 3) Physics divide (light) into constituents of different wavelengths. DERIVATIVES dispersal noun disperser noun dispersible adjective… … English terms dictionary
disperse — [di spʉrs′] vt. dispersed, dispersing [ME dispersen < L dispersus, pp. of dispergere, to scatter abroad < dis , out + spargere, to scatter, strew: see SPARK1] 1. to break up and scatter in all directions; spread about; distribute widely 2.… … English World dictionary
