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Definition of: scatter
(skat′ər) v.t.
1. To throw about in various places; sprinkle; strew, as seed.
2. To separate and drive away in different directions; disperse; rout.
3. Physics To reflect (heat or light) irregularly.
—v.i.
4. To separate and go in different directions; disperse; dissipate. See synonyms under SPREAD, SQUANDER. [ME scateren squander.? Akin to SHATTER.]
—scat′ter·er noun
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