dispersev. t.[L. dispersus, p. p. of dispergere to strew, scatter. See Sparse.]1. To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread; as, the Jews are dispersed among all nations.()The lips of the wise disperse knowledge. (Prov. xv. 7.)Two lions, in the still, dark night,
A herd of beeves disperse. (Cowper.)2. To scatter, so as to cause to vanish; to dissipate; as, to disperse vapors.()Dispersed are the glories. (Shak.)()v. i.1. To separate; to go or move into different parts; to vanish; as, the company dispersed at ten o'clock; the clouds disperse.()2. To distribute wealth; to share one's abundance with others.()He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor. (Ps. cxii. 9.)