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IELTS word

disperse

/dɪˈspɜːrs/verb

English definition

to spread out in different directions

Common phrases / collocations

  1. disperse a crowd
  2. disperse widely
  3. begin to disperse

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    The crowd dispersed after the concert.

  2. 2.

    The clouds began to disperse.

  3. 3.

    The seeds disperse in the wind.

Visual learning

See the meaning

A crowd of adults leaves an outdoor concert area and spreads along several different paths across a park.
to spread out in different directions
1crowd leaves together
2people spread out
crowd leaves together→people spread out