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Disperses
- verb - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
- cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"
- distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
- move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
- Scatter
- separate (light) into spectral rays; "the prosm disperses light"
- to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
Dispirits
- verb - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
Displaces
- verb - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
- cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
- take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"
- terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position;
Displumes
- verb - strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
- strip of honors, possessions, or attributes
Disposals
- noun - a kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage
- a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
- the act or means of getting rid of something
- the power to use something or someone; "used all the resources at his disposal"
Dispreads
- verb - spread abroad or out; "The sun dispread its beams"
Disproofs
- noun - any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
- the act of determining that something is false
Disproves
- verb - prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"
Disquiets
- noun - a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
- disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
- the trait of seeming ill at ease