Disperse vs. Disburse — What's the Difference?

Disperse was a Christian rock band from Southern Indiana active from 1996 to 2004.

To pay out, as from a fund; expend.

To drive off or scatter in different directions

(finance) To pay out, expend; usually from a public fund or treasury.

To strew or distribute widely

To pay out; to expend; - usually from a public fund or treasury.

To cause to attenuate and disappear

Pay out

To separate (light) into spectral rays.

To distribute (particles) evenly throughout a medium.

To separate and move in different directions; scatter

To attenuate and vanish; dissipate

To scatter in different directions.

To break up and disappear; to dissipate.

To disseminate.

To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract.

To distribute throughout.

Scattered or spread out.

To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread; as, the Jews are dispersed among all nations.

To scatter, so as to cause to vanish; to dissipate; as, to disperse vapors.

To separate; to go or move into different parts; to vanish; as, the company dispersed at ten o'clock; the clouds disperse.

To distribute wealth; to share one's abundance with others.

Distribute loosely;

To cause to separate and go in different directions;

Move away from each other;

Cause to separate;

Cause to become widely known;