scatter

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Verb

1. (ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
2. (transitive) To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
3. (transitive) To deflect (radiation or particles).
4. (intransitive) To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals.
5. (transitive) To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow.
6. (transitive) To be dispersed upon.
7. (transitive) Of a pitcher: to keep down the number of hits or walks.
8. (US, slang) To leave.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of scattering or dispersing.
2. (countable, uncountable) A collection of dispersed objects.

Hevwate

disperse

spread

sprinkle

strew

sow

disseminate

dissipate

distribute

break up

spill

diffuse

spread out

throw

pour

shed

separate

dispel

spray

squander

disband

splash

break

throw about

broadcast

be scattered

scattering

cast

spatter

propagate

plant

🌱

destroy

dissolve

toss

be dispersed

make known

leave behind

stir

dismiss

pour out

dust

explode

drive away

drop

divide

abandon

dot

split

spoil

sew

scattered

Werger

disperser

éparpiller

esparcir

spargere

zerstreuen

streuen

espalhar

se disperser

répandre

sparpagliare

dispersar

verstreuen

disperdere

strooien

verstrooien

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈskætə/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: scateren

Ji Old English mîras hatiye girtin: *sceaterian

Hevwate bi Middle Dutch: scheteren

Hevwate bi nedersaksî: schateren

Hevwate bi holendî: schateren

Hevwate bi Ancient Greek: σκεδάννυμι

Hevwate bi Tokharian B: kät-

In summary

From Middle English scateren, skateren, (also schateren, see shatter), from Old English *sceaterian, probably from a dialect of Old Norse. Possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, split, shatter”). Compare Middle Dutch scheteren (“to scatter”), Low German schateren, Dutch schateren (“to burst out laughing”); and is apparently remotely akin to Ancient Greek σκεδάννυμι (skedánnumi, “scatter, disperse”). and Tocharian B kät- (“to scatter, sow seeds”). Doublet of shatter.