disperse
verb (used with object)
to drive or send off in various directions; scatter.
disperser
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a word derived from
disperse.
Example Sentences
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In reality they were digging holes in preparation for their disperser.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2019
Another of my pledges for this pawpaw season is that I’m going to be a better seed disperser.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2018
The only disperser they observed was the brushtail possum, a small marsupial.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 17, 2013
It included "some rather interesting modifications," as the character known as Q explained in Goldfinger: revolving license plates, tire slasher, twin machine guns, rear oil sprayer, smoke screen, nail disperser, ...
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2010
Page, the disperser of the book, suffered the same penalty as its author.
From Books Condemned to be Burnt by James Anson Farrer
