Thesaurus: scatter

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1. v. t. To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order.
2. v. t. To cause to separate in different directions; to reduce from a close or compact to a loose or broken order; to dissipate; to disperse.
3. v. t. Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like.
4. v. i. To be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; as, clouds scatter after a storm.
5. n. a haphazard distribution in all directions
6. n. the act of scattering
7. v. to cause to separate and go in different directions
8. v. move away from each other
9. v. distribute loosely
10. v. sow by scattering
11. v. cause to separate
12. v. strew or distribute over an area