Disperse and Start

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Disperse

Disperse verb - To go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole.
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Start and disperse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Start" instead a verb "Disperse".
Nearby Words: dispersal, dispersion, dispersing, dispersive

Start

Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).
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Disperse and start are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disperse" instead a verb "Start".
Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

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people disperse people start people
group disperse group start group
riot disperse riot start riot

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  • Subverted in that the mob isn't sufficiently impressed, so the grolls have to start swinging large pieces of lumber around before the racists disperse.
    Source: Intimidation Demonstration
  • Rabble Rouser They pursue him to Odo's already-vandalized office and start jeering and throwing things, and only disperse when Sisko points out they wouldn't even know how to hurt him.
    Source: Rabble Rouser
  • Her intention was to disperse the knowledge of the serum to start genocidal wars as vengeance for her species dying (and to establish that, for all their self-righteous condemnation of the Dilgar, the other races are Not So Different).
    Source: Aesoptinum
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