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Scat"ter (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scattered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Scattering.] [OE. scateren. See Shatter.] 1. To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order.
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And some are scattered all the floor about. Chaucer.
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Why should my muse enlarge on Libyan swains,
Their scattered cottages, and ample plains? Dryden.
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Teach the glad hours to scatter, as they fly,
Soft quiet, gentle love, and endless joy. Prior.
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2. To cause to separate in different directions; to reduce from a close or compact to a loose or broken order; to dissipate; to disperse.
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Scatter and disperse the giddy Goths. Shak.
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3. Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like.
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Syn. -- To disperse; dissipate; spread; strew.
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Scat"ter, v. i. To be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; as, clouds scatter after a storm.
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