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1. To cause to separate and go in different directions
   "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
   - disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up
    
2. Move away from each other
   "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"
   - disperse, dissipate, spread out
    
3. Distribute loosely
   "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
   - sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
    
4. Sow by scattering
   "scatter seeds"
    
5. Cause to separate
   "scatter kidney stones"
   - break up, disperse
    
6. Strew or distribute over an area
   "scatter cards across the table"
   - spread, spread out

1. A haphazard distribution in all directions
   - spread
    
2. The act of scattering
   - scattering, strewing

Derived forms: scattered, scattering, scatters

See also: scattering

Type of: change integrity, circulate, discharge, dispersion, distribute, distribution, divide, part, pass around, pass on, seed, separate, sow, split, spread, spreading

Encyclopedia: Scatter