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scatter

[ skat-er ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals:

    to scatter seeds.

    Synonyms:

  2. to separate and drive off in various directions; disperse:

    to scatter a crowd.

  3. Physics.
    1. to refract or diffract (light or other electromagnetic radiation ) irregularly so as to diffuse in many directions.
    2. (of a medium) to diffuse or deflect (light or other wave phenomena) by collisions between the wave and particles of the medium.


verb (used without object)

  1. to separate and disperse; go in different directions.

noun

  1. the act of scattering.
  2. something that is scattered.

scatter

/ ˈæə /

verb

  1. tr to throw about in various directions; strew
  2. to separate and move or cause to separate and move in various directions; disperse
  3. to deviate or cause to deviate in many directions, as in the diffuse reflection or refraction of light
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of scattering
  2. a substance or a number of objects scattered about
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٳٱ, noun
  • ˈٳٱ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • t·· adjective
  • t· noun
  • t·Բ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of scatter1

First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English scatere; compare Dutch schateren “to burst out laughing”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of scatter1

C13: probably a variant of shatter
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Synonym Study

See sprinkle. Scatter, dispel, disperse, dissipate imply separating and driving something away so that its original form disappears. To scatter is to separate something tangible into parts at random, and drive these in different directions: The wind scattered leaves all over the lawn. To dispel is to drive away or scatter usually intangible things so that they vanish or cease to exist: Photographs of the race dispelled all doubts as to which horse won. To disperse is usually to cause a compact or organized tangible body to separate or scatter in different directions, to be reassembled if desired: Tear gas dispersed the mob. To dissipate is usually to scatter by dissolving or reducing to small atoms or parts that cannot be brought together again: He dissipated his money and his energy in useless activities.
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The heavy rains of the last few winters helped nurture scattered wildflower seeds, creating a dazzling burst of flowers in the spring that attracts butterflies and bees to the vivid petals.

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Right-wing media functions as an ideological machine, while left-wing content creation remains scattered, precarious, and too often detached from the movements and institutions that could amplify its reach.

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Further away from the combat zone, scattered celebrations for Eid spilled into the street.

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Spiderman toys and letters of the alphabet are scattered among broken chairs, tables and garden slides at the remains of this preschool destroyed by the huge earthquake that hit Myanmar on Friday.

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When the rats come up from the sewers, he said, a tap of the sticks would make them scatter.

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