Definition of disperses

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • disperses is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • disperses is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • disperses is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of disperses


  • move away from each other (verb)

    Examples

    1. The crowds dispersed

    Synonyms

    1. dissipate
    2. scatter
    3. spread out
  • to cause to separate and go in different directions (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. break up
    2. dispel
    3. dissipate
    4. scatter
  • cause to become widely known (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. broadcast
    2. circularise
    3. circularize
    4. circulate
    5. diffuse
    6. disseminate
    7. distribute
    8. pass around
    9. propagate
    10. spread
  • cause to separate (verb)

    Examples

    1. disperse particles

    Synonyms

    1. break up
    2. scatter
  • distribute loosely (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. dot
    2. dust
    3. scatter
    4. sprinkle
  • separate (light) into spectral rays (verb)

    Examples

    1. the prism disperses light

See definition of disperses in Merriam Webster