disband vs disperse

disband and disperse both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disband	No	No	Yes	No
disperse	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, disperse is a hypernym of disband; that is, disperse is a word with a broader meaning than disband:

Other hypernyms of disband include break up, dispel, dissipate, scatter.

disband (verb)	disperse (verb)
stop functioning or cohering as a unit	cause to separate
cause to break up or cease to function	cause to become widely known
	distribute loosely
	separate (light) into spectral rays
	move away from each other
	to cause to separate and go in different directions