Disperse

dis-pers', v. t. [-persed (-persf), -persing.] To scatter here and there; to spread, as knowledge, light, etc., diffuse, di eminate; to cause to vanish or separate. — v. i. To separate, be dispelled. — Dispersion, n. Act of, or state of being, etc. (Opt.) Separation of light into its different colored rays.