disperse
Describes something that is spread over a wide area or scattered in different directions. It is often used to describe particles, light, or groups of people that have moved apart from a central point.
Exemplos
3 de 5The seeds became disperse across the field after the heavy winds.
The seeds became scattered across the field after the heavy winds.
The protesters were ordered to remain disperse to avoid blocking the main entrance.
The protesters were ordered to remain spread out to avoid blocking the main entrance.
The crowd got all disperse once the rain started pouring down.
The crowd got all scattered once the rain started pouring down.
Sinônimos
Antônimos
Família de palavras
Dica de memorização
Think of 'Di-' meaning away and 'sparse' meaning thin or spread out; when things disperse, they move away and become sparse.
Quiz rápido
The company's offices are ____ across the globe, making Zoom meetings essential.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: disperse
Exemplos
The seeds became disperse across the field after the heavy winds.
everydayThe seeds became scattered across the field after the heavy winds.
The protesters were ordered to remain disperse to avoid blocking the main entrance.
formalThe protesters were ordered to remain spread out to avoid blocking the main entrance.
The crowd got all disperse once the rain started pouring down.
informalThe crowd got all scattered once the rain started pouring down.
In a disperse system, the particles are distributed throughout a continuous medium.
academicIn a scattered system, the particles are distributed throughout a continuous medium.
Our workforce is quite disperse, with employees working from ten different countries.
businessOur workforce is quite spread out, with employees working from ten different countries.
Sinônimos
Antônimos
Família de palavras
Colocações comuns
Frases Comuns
disperse into thin air
to vanish or scatter completely
a disperse population
a population spread over a large area
disperse the gloom
to cause sadness or darkness to vanish
Frequentemente confundido com
Disburse means to pay out money from a fund, while disperse means to scatter or spread out.
While similar, diffuse often refers to the softening of light or the spreading of substances through a medium, whereas disperse implies moving away from a center.
Notas de uso
While 'disperse' is primarily used as a verb, it functions as an adjective in scientific contexts (like 'disperse phase') or as the participial adjective 'dispersed' in general English.
Erros comuns
Learners often misspell it as 'disperce' or confuse it with 'disburse' when talking about finances.
Dica de memorização
Think of 'Di-' meaning away and 'sparse' meaning thin or spread out; when things disperse, they move away and become sparse.
Origem da palavra
From the Latin 'dispergere', which combines 'dis-' (apart) and 'spargere' (to scatter).
Padrões gramaticais
Contexto cultural
Frequently used in modern news reporting to describe the management of public gatherings or the distribution of digital data.
Quiz rápido
The company's offices are ____ across the globe, making Zoom meetings essential.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: disperse
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