·vi To be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; as, clouds scatter after a storm.
II. Scatter ·vt Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like.
III. Scatter ·vt To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, ·esp. in an open or sparse order.
IV. Scatter ·vt To cause to separate in different directions; to reduce from a close or compact to a loose or broken order; to Dissipate; to Disperse.