Meaning & use
Dispersed
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Spread out or scattered over a wide area, or caused a group to break up and move apart.
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The crowd dispersed quickly once the rain began.
Seeds are often dispersed by wind or animals over great distances.
A note on using this word
From Latin 'dispergere,' meaning 'to scatter'; used across contexts from crowds to seeds to light.
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