Disperse vs Diverse - What's the difference?
disperse | diverse |
(intransitive) To scatter in different directions
* Bible, Proverbs xv. 7
* Cowper
(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
Consisting of many different elements; various.
Different; unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate.
* J. Edwards
* R. Browning
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* Ben Jonson
As a verb disperse
is to scatter in different directions.As an adjective diverse is
consisting of many different elements; various.As an adverb diverse is
in different directions; diversely.disperse
English
Verb
- The Jews are dispersed among all nations.
- The lips of the wise disperse knowledge.
- Two lions, in the still, dark night, / A herd of beeves disperse .
Usage notes
* Do not confuse with the monetary word disburse, despite similarity.Anagrams
* * ----diverse
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Alternative forms
* divers (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- The word is used in a sense very diverse from its original import.
- Our roads are diverse : farewell, love! said she.
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- Eloquence is a great and diverse thing.