disperse
verb (used with object)
to drive or send off in various directions; scatter.
has dispersed
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present perfectof disperse (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Underground journalism, unable to afford big-city rents after the tech industry ate its advertising lunch, has dispersed to the cyber void.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
Schmetzer said his team has dispersed and has offseason workout plans.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
The local population has dispersed, he said, because many people fled to the nearby town of Bule, seeking safety.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
Kim has dispersed and buried most of his nuclear missiles and materials, making them very hard to hit.
From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2018
It is this power of floating and surviving a long voyage that has dispersed the coco-nut so widely among oceanic islands, where so few plants are generally to be found.
From Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Grant Allen
