scatter

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To cause to separate and go in different directions.
  2. Verb.  (transitive) To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) (physics) To deflect (radiation or particles).
  4. Verb.  (intransitive) To separate and go in different directions; disperse.
  5. Verb.  (intransitive) To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals.

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