Scatter

Definition of Scatter

Scat´ter

v. t.	1.	To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order. [imp. & p. p. Scattered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Scattering.] And some are scattered all the floor about. - Chaucer. Why should my muse enlarge on Libyan swains, Their scattered cottages, and ample plains? - Dryden. Teach the glad hours to scatter, as they fly, Soft quiet, gentle love, and endless joy. - Prior.
	2.	To cause to separate in different directions; to reduce from a close or compact to a loose or broken order; to dissipate; to disperse. Scatter and disperse the giddy Goths. - Shak.
	3.	Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like.
v. i.	1.	To be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; as, clouds scatter after a storm.

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