Word Finder - disperse

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To scatter in different directions

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The Jews are dispersed among all nations.

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To break up and disappear; to dissipate

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To disseminate

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To separate rays of light etc. according to wavelength; to refract

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To distribute throughout

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Scattered or spread out.

She coughed softly and waved a hand to disperse the fumes.

The guests began to disperse, some without taking leave of Helene.

At a further stage of their growth the particles disperse in the perpendicular direction a light which is no longer fully polarized.

Cool mist humidifiers disperse a cool mist into the room.

Rooks are wont to remove the nuts from the tree just before they fall, and to disperse them in various directions.

Pitcairn ordered them to disperse, and on their refusal to do so his men fired a volley.

Twice the marauders even attack our headquarters, and the commander-in-chief has to ask for a battalion to disperse them.

It is said that when hatched by a hen they will directly disperse on some alarm, and so are lost, for they never hear the mother's call which gathers them again.

The crowd of Russians and Frenchmen began to disperse.

The vehicle was jostled as police moved in to disperse the mob.

The Emperor went in, and after that the greater part of the crowd began to disperse.

When homes began to be electrified people no longer needed the unique shapes of the glass shades but they still needed something to cover the bulbs and disperse light more evenly.

Insoluble fiber does not disperse as it moves through the large intestine.

A triple scented candle has a larger scent throw, so the fragrance will disperse farther and last much longer.

Room Sprays - Room sprays disperse scent quickly in a targeted area, and come in the same scents as the candles.

In cases of heating elements in modern times, a trigger or timer activates the element which quickly heats up to disperse the heat around whatever object needs cooked or heated.

To get the best results with the Glade Wisp, it should be placed in an area that has gentle air currents to help disperse each wisp of scent.

Soy jar candles can take a while to burn and melt enough wax to disperse their scent.

Most of the pigment molecules will be too large for the white cells to disperse, and so most of the coloring will remain unless it is professionallyremoved at a later date.

The leading men of Jerusalem prevailed upon the rebels who survived the defeat to disperse.

The feast of Ramazan hereupon occurring, the grand vizier unwisely allowed his own troops to disperse.

The crowd ran after the Emperor, followed him to the palace, and began to disperse.

Witch hazel already contains the alcohol needed to disperse the essential oils.

A window can also act as a ventilation system to help disperse damaging moisture.

Serve it in small dessert wine glasses with tall sides that slope outward, allowing the alcohol fumes to disperse before overwhelming the flavors and scents of the wine.

The bottom contains a small tea light that is lit to disperse the scent throughout the room.

Federal law within the United States determines how the government can disperse grants for purposes such as stimulation or support purposes.

The easiest way to get food coloring to disperse so it covers all the kernels is mixing it into melted butter or corn syrup.

He commanded the fathers to disperse, and appointed Bologna as their meeting-place in eighteen months' time, his intention being to make the session of the council coincide with some conferences with representatives of the Greek church, which were to be held there with a view to union (18th December 1431).

They began in 1860 at the funeral of the widow of General Sobinski, killed in 1830, and on the 27th of February 1861 they led to the so-called Warsaw massacres, when the troops fired on a crowd which refused to disperse.

Among the more notable occurrences which followed were a three days battle, fought near Echmiadzin, between the crown prince, Abbas Mirza, and General Zizianov, in which the Persians suffered much from the enemys artillery, but would not admit they were defeated; unsuccessful attempts on the part of the Russian commander to get possession of Erivan; and a surprise, in camp, of the shahs forces, which caused them to disperse, and necessitated the kings own presence with reinforcements.

Cholera broke out in the royal camp and caused the troops to disperse.

On the 1st of October 1895 a number of Armenians, some armed, went in procession with a petition to the Porte and were ordered by the police to disperse.

With the support of the Left SRs the communists disperse the constituent assembly in the name of soviet power.

The clouds were at their maximum around noon and then began to disperse in the afternoon becoming almost cloudless by evening.

The built-in flash has a diffuser to disperse the light from the onboard strobe to assist in eliminating backscatter.

Two dye ranges using disperse, vat and reactive dyestuffs process a further 150 to 200km of fabric per week.

After spawning the adult frogs disperse into the surrounding countryside.

Police used tear gas to disperse the protesters, some of whom were wearing gas masks.

The upper image is of an early instar - probably stage 2. The search for food causes the family group to disperse.

The co-occurrence matrix itself also appears to vary between the surfaces with the rougher surface producing the more disperse matrix.

But Nicephorus gained over the latter two, and by inducing the rebel army to disperse achieved the submission of Bardanes, who was relegated to a monastery.

His hospital companions, who had gathered round Rostov--a fresh arrival from the world outside--gradually began to disperse as soon as Denisov began reading his answer.

The performance of the power washer is measured by the amount of pressure that is used to disperse the water.

The medication is then placed in the ear and massaged gently to disperse it.

Solvents are generally heavier than air, meaning that if they leak or are not disposed of safely they can gather in a single spot and not disperse.

For example, multiple recessed fixtures in the ceiling are invisible and help disperse the lighting throughout the room instead of focusing it all on one point.

This toy can also be loaded with treats that will disperse intermittently as your dog plays.

An electric heater produces no odors and no fumes so no venting is required, whereas gas-fueled heaters need plenty of ventilation to disperse the fumes they emit.

The ride's lines can be quite lengthy, and it is best to try to ride right away when the park opens or to wait until crowds disperse later in the day to avoid the longest waits.