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scatter

verb

  1. = throw about, spread, sprinkle, strew, broadcast, shower, fling, litter, sow, diffuse, disseminate • He began by scattering seed and putting in plants.
    opposites: collect, gather
  2. =  disperse, separate, break up, dispel, disband, dissipate, go their separate ways, disunite, go in different directions, put to flight • After dinner, everyone scattered.
    opposites: assemble, converge, congregate, unite, rally, gather
  3. =  dot, spot, sprinkle, pepper, litter, fleck, stipple • bays picturesquely scattered with rocky islets

'scatter' in Other Languages

  • British English: scatter If you scatter things over an area, you throw or drop them so that they spread all over the area. VERBShe scattered the rose petals on the ground.
  • Brazilian Portuguese: espalhar
  • Chinese: 撒
  • European Spanish: esparcir
  • French: éparpiller
  • German: verstreuen
  • Italian: sparpagliare
  • Japanese: ばらまく
  • Korean: 흩뿌리다
  • Portuguese: espalhar
  • Spanish: esparcir

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