Verb
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cause to become widely known
"spread information"
"circulate a rumor"
"broadcast the news"
- pass around -
separate (light) into spectral rays
"the prosm disperses light"
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move away from each other
"The crowds dispersed"
"The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"
- spread out -
cause to separate
"break up kidney stones"
"disperse particles"
- break up -
to cause to separate and go in different directions
"She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
- break up -
distribute loosely
"He scattered gun powder under the wagon"