Compress and Disperse

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Compress

Compress verb - To reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together.
Usage example: a science textbook that compresses a lot of information about human reproduction into a few short chapters
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Disperse is an antonym for compress in compact topic.
Nearby Words: compressed, compression, compacted, compressing, compaction

Disperse

Disperse verb - To go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole.
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Compress is an antonym for disperse.
Nearby Words: dispersal, dispersion, dispersing, dispersive
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Common collocations

body compress body disperse body
material compress material disperse material
air compress air disperse air
gas compress gas disperse gas
Other words: amounts.
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