SHATTER

I. verb see: scatter Date: 14th century transitive verb to cause to drop or be dispersed, 2. to break at once into pieces, to damage badly ; ruin , to cause the disruption or annihilation of ; demolish , intransitive verb to break apart ; disintegrate , to drop off parts (as leaves, petals, or fruit), ~ingly adverb II. noun Date: circa 1640 fragment , shred , an act of ~ing ; the state of being ~ed, a result of ~ing ; shower