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Concept: Disperse

Superconcept: Action

» Subevent: Leave


Component Semantics:

Disperse
Definition: change location of several objects from the same Place
Required slot: object
Restriction: at least 2 Tangible-Entity
Required slot: subevent
Restriction: forall objects o there is a Leave whose object is o, whose agent is also the object and whose origin is the origin of Disperse
Required slot: origin
Restriction: (exactly one) Place
Restriction: is-at-of original location of all objects
Blocked slot: destination
Comment: there is no single destination
Blocked slot: path
Comment: there is no single path
Primary slot: agent
Restriction: each object is its own agent which causes its own location to change.
WordNet 1.6 Synsets: disperse#2, disperse#4
WordNet 1.6 Synsets: break_up#1, dispel#2, dissipate#1, dissipate#2, scatter#1, scatter#2, spread_out#6

Disperse is a type of Action in with multiple objects moving from a (single) origin:Place slot. The origin slot is required but need not be specified, in which case there should be a new Place created that represents the origin of the objects.

Furthermore, there is no single Place where the movement terminates or passes through.

Other Senses:

disperse2
Definition: to cause to break up, make division
Transitivity: transitive/intransitive
disperse3
Definition: to spread or distribute from a fixed or constant source, move in different directions
Transitivity: transitive/intransitive
disperse4
Definition: to make public
Transitivity: transitive

Reference: WordNet1.6

WNdisperse#1
Equivalent: disperse3
WNdisperse#2
Equivalent: disperse2
WNdisperse#3
Equivalent: disperse2
WNdisperse#4
Equivalent: disperse3
WNdisperse#5
Equivalent: disperse4