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<h1>Disperge</h1> <Xpage=429>

<hw>Dis*perge"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>dispergere</ets>. See <er>Disperse</er>.]</ety> <def>To sprinkle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Disspermous</h1> <Xpage=429>

<hw>Dis*sper"mous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ = <?/ + <?/ seed, fr. <?/ to sow: cf. F. <ets>disperme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Containing only two seeds; two-seeded.</def>

<h1>Disperple</h1> <Xpage=429>

<hw>Dis*per"ple</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>desparpe<?/<?/<?/<?/er</ets>.]</ety> <def>To scatter; to sprinkle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Odorous water was <b>Disperpled</b> lightly on my head and neck. <i>Chapman.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dispersal</h1> <Xpage=429>

<hw>Dis*per"sal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion.</def>

<i>Darwin.</i>

<h1>Disperse</h1> <Xpage=429>

<hw>Dis*perse"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Dispersed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Dispersing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>dispersus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>dispergere</ets> to strew, scatter. See <er>Sparse</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread; <as>as, the Jews are <ex>dispersed</ex> among all nations</as>.</def>

<blockquote>The lips of the wise <b>disperse</b> knowledge. <i>Prov. xv. 7.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Two lions, in the still, dark night, A herd of beeves <b>disperse</b>. <i>Cowper.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To scatter, so as to cause to vanish; to dissipate; <as>as, to <ex>disperse</ex> vapors</as>.</def>

<blockquote><b>Dispersed</b> are the glories. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To scatter; dissipate; dispel; spread; diffuse; distribute; deal out; disseminate.</syn>

<h1>Disperse</h1> <Xpage=429>

<hw>Dis*perse"</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To separate; to go or move into different parts; to vanish; <as>as, the company <ex>dispersed</ex> at ten o'clock; the clouds <ex>disperse</ex>.</as></def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To distribute wealth; to share one's abundance with others.</def>

<blockquote>He hath <b>dispersed</b>, he hath given to the poor. <i>Ps. cxii. 9.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dispersed</h1> <Xpage=429>

<hw>Dis*persed"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Scattered.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Dis*pers"ed*ly</wf> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Dis*pers"ed*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<cs><col>Dispersed harmony</col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>harmony in which the tones composing the chord are widely separated, as by an octave or more.</cd></cs>

<h1>Disperseness</h1> <Xpage=429>

<hw>Dis*perse"ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Dispersedness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>