dīspergō or dīspargō sī, sus, ere dis- + spargo, to scatter, spread abroad, disperse: tibi cerebrum, T.: per agros passim corpus: membrorum collectio dispersa: dispersa inmittit silvis incendia, V.: quae (duo milia evocatorum) totā acie, Cs.: in omnīs partīs dispersa multitudo, Cs.

—Esp., P. perf., scattered, straggling: ut homines dispersi vagarentur: dispersos (milites) subito adortus, Cs.: dispersi a suis pars cedere, etc., S.

— To besprinkle, bespatter: cerebro viam, T.

—Fig., to scatter, conduct without order, disperse: partīs argumentandi confuse: bellum tam longe lateque dispersum: plebis vis dispersa in multitudine, without organization, S.: vitam in auras, V.

—To spread abroad: falsos rumores, Ta.