Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Scatter \Scat"ter\, v. i.
   To be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; as,
   clouds scatter after a storm.

Scatter \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.

            And some are scattered all the floor about.
                                                  --Chaucer.

            Why should my muse enlarge on Libyan swains, Their
            scattered cottages, and ample plains? --Dryden.

            Teach the glad hours to scatter, as they fly, Soft
            quiet, gentle love, and endless joy.  --Prior.

   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.

            Scatter and disperse the giddy Goths. --Shak.

   3. Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to
      scatter hopes, plans, or the like.

   Syn: To disperse; dissipate; spread; strew.

Source : WordNet®

scatter
     v 1: to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She
          waved her hand and scattered the crowds" [syn: {disperse},
           {dissipate}, {dispel}, {break up}]
     2: move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The
        children scattered in all directions when the teacher
        approached"; [syn: {disperse}, {dissipate}, {spread out}]
     3: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the
        wagon" [syn: {sprinkle}, {dot}, {dust}, {disperse}]
     4: sow by scattering; "scatter seeds"
     5: cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse
        particles" [syn: {break up}, {disperse}]
     6: strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over
        the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" [syn: {spread},
         {spread out}]

scatter
     n 1: a haphazard distribution in all directions [syn: {spread}]
     2: the act of scattering [syn: {scattering}, {strewing}]