disperse vs distribute

disperse and distribute both are verbs.

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

As verbs, disperse and distribute are synonyms defined as:

disperse (verb)	distribute (verb)
cause to separate	cause to become widely known
cause to become widely known	to arrange in a systematic order
distribute loosely	distribute or disperse widely
separate (light) into spectral rays	cause to be distributed
move away from each other	administer or bestow, as in small portions
to cause to separate and go in different directions	give to several people
	release
	be mathematically distributive
	be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses
	spread throughout a given area