disperse

1. Distribute loosely (synset 201378910)
   "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
   is a type of: discharge - pour forth or release
   subtypes:

   • spray - scatter in a mass or jet of droplets
   • spray - be discharged in sprays of liquid
   • plash, spatter, splash, splatter, splosh, swash - dash a liquid upon or against
   • splash, splosh, sprinkle - cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
   • bespangle - dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects
   • aerosolise, aerosolize - disperse as an aerosol
   same as: dot, dust, scatter, sprinkle
2. To cause to separate and go in different directions (synset 202034269)
   "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
   is a type of: divide, separate - make a division or separation
   subtypes: disband - cause to break up or cease to function
   same as: break up, dispel, dissipate, scatter
3. Cause to separate (synset 200331375)
   "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"
   is a type of: change integrity - change in physical make-up
   subtypes: backscatter - scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
   same as: break up, scatter
4. Move away from each other (synset 202032840)
   "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"
   is a type of: part, separate, split - go one's own way; move apart
   subtypes:

   • aerosolise, aerosolize - become dispersed as an aerosol
   • break - scatter or part
   • volley - be dispersed in a volley
   same as: dissipate, scatter, spread out
5. Separate (light) into spectral rays (synset 201619512)
   "the prism disperses light"
   is a type of: separate - divide into components or constituents
6. Cause to become widely known (synset 200970243)
   "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
   causes: circulate, go around, spread - become widely known and passed on
   is a type of: air, bare, publicise, publicize - make public
   subtypes:

   • podcast - distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer
   • sow - introduce into an environment
   • generalise, generalize, popularise, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarize - cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
   • carry, run - include as the content; broadcast or publicize
   same as: broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread
   verb group: circulate, go around, spread - become widely known and passed on

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