scatter

Etymology
From, , (also , see ), from , probably from a dialect of. Possibly related to. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬; and is apparently remotely akin to 🇨🇬. and 🇨🇬. .

Verb

 * 1)  To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
 * The crowd scattered in terror.
 * 1)  To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
 * Her ashes were scattered at the top of a waterfall.
 * 1)  To deflect (radiation or particles).
 * 2)  To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals.
 * 3)  To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow.
 * to scatter hopes or plans
 * 1)  To be dispersed upon.
 * Desiccated stalks scattered the fields.
 * 1)  Of a pitcher: to keep down the number of hits or walks.
 * 1)  To be dispersed upon.
 * Desiccated stalks scattered the fields.
 * 1)  Of a pitcher: to keep down the number of hits or walks.
 * 1)  Of a pitcher: to keep down the number of hits or walks.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:disperse

Translations

 * Arabic: نَثَرَ, تَفَرَّقَ
 * Bulgarian:
 * Cherokee: ᎠᏗᎦᎴᏯᎠ
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: rozházet
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: განცალკევება, ჩამოშორება
 * German:
 * Gothic: 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: σκεδάννυμι
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ;
 * Korean: 흩다,
 * Latin: spargō
 * Maori: whakamarara
 * Mongolian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: spreie
 * Persian:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, , strö ut,
 * Telugu: చెదురు {cheduru}
 * Tocharian B: käsk-
 * Turkish: ,
 * Zazaki: vıla biyen


 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: rozptýlit
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Gothic: 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽
 * Italian: disperdersi
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean:
 * Latin: dissipō
 * Maori: whakamarara, tītaritari, tītari, rauroha, whakaehu
 * Mongolian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: spreie
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, sig
 * Telugu: చెదురు


 * Crimean Tatar: cayratmaq
 * Czech: roztrousit
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: disĵeti
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Georgian: გაფანტვა, მიმობნევა
 * German:, ,
 * Irish: easraigh
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:, ;  ;
 * Maori: whakamarara, tītaritari, tītari, kaihora
 * Norwegian:
 * Old Turkic: 𐰽𐰲
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , , (liquid)
 * Sanskrit:, स्तृनाति
 * Scottish Gaelic: breac, fras
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:, , ,
 * Zazaki: sanen, raken


 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: rozesít
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Italian: deflettere
 * Japanese:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: spreie
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Zazaki: roken


 * Italian: dilazionarsi
 * Swedish:


 * Arabic:
 * Esperanto:
 * Kannada:, , , , , , ,
 * Mandarin:
 * Turkish: ,

Noun

 * 1) The act of scattering or dispersing.
 * 2) A collection of dispersed objects.