disperse

• Verb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, etwas zu verteilen, auszubreiten oder über eine große Fläche zu streuen, oder eine Gruppe dazu zu bringen, auseinanderzugehen und sich in verschiedene Richtungen zu begeben.

A verb used to indicate the act of scattering, spreading out, or distributing something over a wide area, or causing a group to break up and go in different directions.

1. Scatter or spread outB2formal

   To move apart in different directions, causing a group to break up.

   Sich zerstreuen

   • The crowd dispersed after the concert ended.
   • Police ordered the protesters to disperse.
   • The wind dispersed the clouds across the sky.

   Synonymediffusedisbanddisseminatedissipatescatterspread

   Antonymeassemblecollectcongregategather

2. Distribute or spreadB2formal

   To distribute something over a wide area.

   Verteilen

   • The seeds were dispersed by birds and animals.
   • The company dispersed its offices across several cities.
   • The fog began to disperse as the sun rose.

   Synonymecirculatediffusedisseminatedistributescatterspread

   Antonymeaccumulateassemblecollectconcentrategather