Dispersed vs. Dispursed — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Dispersed and Dispursed
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Definitions
Dispersed
To drive off or scatter in different directions
The police dispersed the crowd.
Dispursed
Simple past tense and past participle of dispurse
Dispersed
To strew or distribute widely
The airplane dispersed the leaflets over the city.
Dispersed
To cause to attenuate and disappear
The sun dispersed the fog.
Dispersed
To separate (light) into spectral rays.
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Dispersed
To distribute (particles) evenly throughout a medium.
Dispersed
To separate and move in different directions; scatter
The crowd dispersed once the concert ended.
Dispersed
To attenuate and vanish; dissipate
The storm clouds had dispersed by noon.
Dispersed
Simple past tense and past participle of disperse
Dispersed
Scattered.
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Dispersed
Distributed or spread over a considerable extent;
Has ties with many widely dispersed friends
Eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe
