Disburse is sometimes wrongly used where disperse is meant: the police used a water cannon to disperse (not disburse) the crowd
Word Origin
C16: from Old French desborser, from des-dis-1 + borser to obtain money, from borse bag, from Late Latin bursa
Word Origin and History for disburse
v.
1520s, disbourse, from Old French desbourser (13c.) "extract (money) from a purse, spend (money)," from des- (see dis-) + bourse "purse" (see bursar). Related: Disbursed; disbursing.