What is the meaning of disperse?

verb

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