disperge

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US/dɪˈspɝd͡ʒ/

verb

To sprinkle, scatter, or disperse.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

verbdisperge (third-person singular simple present disperges, present participle disperging, simple past and past participle disperged)

present singular third person disperges · participle present disperging · participle past disperged · past disperged

  1. To sprinkle, scatter, or disperse.

    Used in comparatively large quantities in mineral foundation recipes, it can be disperged in water as well as in oil.

    2015, Jinaika Jakuszeit, Make Your Own Soaps, Lotions, & Moisturizers, page 51
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    In several engagements he disperged the remains of the Chouans, and on the 6th of June, 1800, prevented the English sh from landing at Quiberon .

    1813, J. W. Robertson, The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, page 518

    Theories abounded as to the best configuration of this linkage--screen early, screen late; disperge early, disperge late; bleach early, bleach late.

    1997, Proceedings, International Recovered Paper VIII, page 76

    Fig 14.12. shows cross sections of laser remelted steel samples, wheras Fig. 14.13. shows a cross section of TiC disperged in aluminum.

    1999, Dieter Schuocker, High Power Lasers In Production Engineering, page 402

    At higher temperatures (T > 60◦C) the PB-phase transforms into spheres, disperged within a disordered phase of the PEO/DBSA matrix.

    2007, Wolfgang Binder, Hydrogen Bonded Polymers, page 59

Origin

  1. Latindispergere
  2. Englishdisperge

From Latin dispergere. See disperse.

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