SCATTER

v. 1 spread, diffuse, shower, litter, sprinkle, strew, circulate, distribute, disseminate, sow, broadcast As the seeds of dissent were scattered far and wide, we became aware of a ground swell of hatred for the regime 2 disperse, separate, dissipate, dispel, disband, break up, go off My notes were scattered all over the floor Immediately after dividing up the loot, the gang scattered to the four winds.