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verstrooien — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • disperse verb To scatter or spread out in different directions.
  • diversion noun Something done to distract attention from what is really happening.
  • scatter verb To cause to separate and move in different directions.

Senses

verstrooien is used for these senses in English:

  • disperse (physics, transitive, intransitive) To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract.
  • diversion The act of diverting.
  • scatter (ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
  • scatter (transitive) To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
  • scatter (transitive, physics) To deflect (radiation or particles).

disperse — full definition

  1. verb To scatter or spread out in different directions.
  2. verb To spread information or resources widely.

diversion — full definition

  1. noun Something done to distract attention from what is really happening.
  2. noun A hobby or activity that takes your mind off other things.
  3. noun A temporary alternate route, especially one put in place during roadworks.

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