scateren
11scatter — scat•ter [[t]ˈskæt ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to throw loosely about: to scatter seeds[/ex] 2) to cause to disperse: to scatter a crowd[/ex] 3) phs to diffuse or deflect (a wave or beam of radiation) by collision with particles of the medium it traverses… …
12(s)k(h)ed-, (s)k(h)e-n-d- — (s)k(h)ed , (s)k(h)e n d English meaning: to crush, scatter Deutsche Übersetzung: “zerspalten, zerstreuen” Note: (extension from sek “cut, clip”) Material: O.Ind. skhadatē (uncovered) ‘splits” (*skhn̥d ?); Av. sčandayeiti… …
13shatter — [shat′ər] vt. [ME schateren, var. of scateren, to SCATTER] 1. Obs. to scatter; strew 2. to break or burst into pieces suddenly, as with a blow 3. to damage severely; destroy or wreck [to shatter one s health] vi. to break or burst into pieces;… …
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