to disperse
verb/diʃpɨɾˈsaɾ/medium
dis·per·sar
Definition
To cause (gathered elements) to separate and move apart in different directions; to scatter.
Police used tear gas to disperse the protesters.
The strong wind dispersed the dry leaves across the garden.
Common collocations
disperse the crowddisperse the cloudsdisperse throughout the room
Etymology
Do latim 'dispersare'.