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disperse
mid-15c., from M.Fr.
disperser
"scatter," from L.
dispersus
, pp. of
dispergere
"to scatter," from
dis-
"apart, in every direction" +
spargere
"to scatter" (see
sparse
). The L. word is glossed in O.E. by
tostregdan
. Related:
Dispersed
;
dispersing
.
