disperse
verb (used with object)
to drive or send off in various directions; scatter.
dispersed
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past participleof disperse.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof disperse.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
disperseverb (used with object)to drive or send off in various directions; scatter.
Example Sentences
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But methane is lighter than air, and most of the released gas would have quickly dispersed once vented outside the ship.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
“That’s a huge lift for some of these small, dispersed jurisdictions to figure out how to use USPS’s portal and submit names.”
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
But the task is complicated by the fact that risks are dispersed across the Himalayas, while a 2015 earthquake destabilized many rock masses on the southern slopes, the embassy said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The researchers think some of the site's more unusual plants may have arrived without human assistance, possibly carried or dispersed by wildlife such as deer.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
In his pocket was a roll of cash that he quickly dispersed to beggars, an act that Farmer didn’t find objectionable but which he nonetheless deemed insufficient.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
