1. 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. Strew or distribute over an area
   "scatter cards across the table";
   - spread, spread out
    
5. Sow by scattering
   "scatter seeds"
    
6. Make a single entity or group split or become diffuse
   "scatter kidney stones";
   - break up, disperse

1. The act of scattering
   "The scatter of rose petals down the aisle added a romantic touch to the wedding ceremony";
   - scattering, strewing
    
2. A haphazard distribution in all directions
   "The scatter of debris after the explosion made the investigation difficult";
   - spread

Derived forms: scattered, scatters, scattering

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

Encyclopedia: Scatter