disperse

(v) distribute loosely
- He scattered gun powder under the wagon
sprinkle, dot, scatter, dust,
(v) to cause to separate and go in different directions
- She waved her hand and scattered the crowds
break up, dissipate, scatter, dispel,
(v) cause to separate
- break up kidney stones
- disperse particles
scatter, break up,
(v) move away from each other
- The crowds dispersed
- The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
dissipate, scatter, spread out,
(v) separate (light) into spectral rays
- the prosm disperses light
(v) cause to become widely known
- spread information
- circulate a rumor
- broadcast the news
disseminate, circulate, pass around, broadcast, circularise, diffuse, circularize, spread, distribute, propagate,

sprinkle dot scatter dust break up dissipate dispel spread out disseminate circulate pass around broadcast circularise diffuse circularize spread distribute propagate

dispersed dispersed particles dispersed phase