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Synonyms
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Meaning:
circulate

(to cause oneself, something etc) to go round a closed path; move from place to place freely

make known

decentralize

to give greater powers for self-government etc to (regions, branches etc away from the center)

distribute over a less concentrated area

deflect

(to cause something) to turn aside or move in a different direction

bounce off; turn aside

demobilize

to release (a soldier) from military service

deactivate

disappear

to go out of sight; be seen no more

vanish; cease

disband

(to cause an organized group) to break up

break up

disintegrate

(to cause something) to break up into small pieces

fall apart; reduce to pieces

dismiss

to send a person away permanently (from employment)

send away, remove; free

disorganize

to cause (an organized system) to be in disorder

disrupt arrangement; make shambles of

dispel

to cause (something) to go away or be removed

drive away thought, belief

disseminate

to distribute or spread widely (ideas etc)

distribute, scatter

dissociate

to refuse to associate oneself / a person with, support, a person, idea etc

part company with; separate

distribute

to give, send out, (things) (to many people, houses etc)

allocate, deliver, spread

evaporate

(to cause something) to change into vapour

dry up, dissolve

melt

(to cause ice etc) to become liquid through heating; (of soft food) to dissolve, be softened, easily

liquefy; dissolve

outstretched

stretched out

spread

share-out

the act of sharing

allocate, distribute

spatter

to cause (liquid etc) to splash, scatter, in drops

splash, sprinkle

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