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Disperse vs Dispurse - What's the difference?

disperse | dispurse |

As verbs the difference between disperse and dispurse

is that disperse is to scatter in different directions while dispurse is obsolete form of lang=en.

disperse

English

Verb

  • (intransitive) To scatter in different directions
    • The Jews are dispersed among all nations.
  • * Bible, Proverbs xv. 7
    • The lips of the wise disperse knowledge.
  • * Cowper
    • Two lions, in the still, dark night, / A herd of beeves disperse .
  • (intransitive) To break up and disappear; to dissipate
  • (intransitive) To disseminate
  • (physics, transitive, intransitive) To separate rays of light etc. according to wavelength; to refract
  • (intransitive) To distribute throughout

    • Usage notes

    * Do not confuse with the monetary word disburse, despite similarity.

    Related terms

    * dispersal * dispersible * dispersion

    Anagrams

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    dispurse

    English

    Verb

    (dispurs)
    • (Shakespeare)
    (Webster 1913)