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Dispersion

The act or process of scattering or dispersing, or the state of being scattered or separated; as, the Jews in their dispersion retained their rites and ceremonies; a great dispersion of the human family took place at the building of Babel.

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Diffusion 76% connected

The act of diffusing, or the state of being diffused; a spreading; extension; dissemination; circulation; dispersion.

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Dissemination 76% connected

The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas…

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Dissipation 76% connected

The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.

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Innervation 76% connected

The act of innerving or stimulating.

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Scatter 76% connected

To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order.

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Spread 76% connected

of Spread

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Spread 76% connected

of Spread

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Spreading 76% connected

of Spread

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Derivationally related 8

Diffuse 74% connected

To pour out and cause to spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow on all sides; to send out, or extend, in all directions; to spread; to circulate; to di…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Diffuse 74% connected

To pour out and cause to spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow on all sides; to send out, or extend, in all directions; to spread; to circulate; to di…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Disperse 74% connected

To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread; as, the Jews are dispersed among all nations.

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Disperse 74% connected

To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread; as, the Jews are dispersed among all nations.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Disseminate 74% connected

To sow broadcast or as seed; to scatter for growth and propagation, like seed; to spread abroad; to diffuse; as, principles, ideas, opinions, and err…

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Disseminate 74% connected

To sow broadcast or as seed; to scatter for growth and propagation, like seed; to spread abroad; to diffuse; as, principles, ideas, opinions, and err…

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Permeate 74% connected

To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; -- applied especially to fluids w…

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Permeate 74% connected

To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; -- applied especially to fluids w…

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Synonym 5

Diffusion 92% connected

The act of diffusing, or the state of being diffused; a spreading; extension; dissemination; circulation; dispersion.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Dispersal 92% connected

The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Dissemination 92% connected

The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Distribution 92% connected

The act of distributing or dispensing; the act of dividing or apportioning among several or many; apportionment; as, the distribution of an estate am…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Scattering 92% connected

of Scatter

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Density 94% connected

The quality of being dense, close, or thick; compactness; -- opposed to rarity.

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Density 94% connected

The quality of being dense, close, or thick; compactness; -- opposed to rarity.

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