1. to spread or distribute over a wide area
2. to cause a crowd or group to break up and go in different directions
3. to disappear or cause to disappear by spreading out

Examples

• The wind disperses the seeds across the field.
• Police disperses the crowd after the protest.
• The fog disperses as the sun rises.
• The teacher disperses the handouts to all students.
• Smoke disperses quickly in the open air.
• The crowd disperses when the concert ends.
• Light disperses when it passes through a prism.