English → Latin
“scatter” in Latin
spargōto scatter, strew, sprinkle, sparkle; to throw here and there, cast, hurl, throw aboutiaceōto lie prostrate, lie down; recline; to be sick, lie ill; to linger, stop, tarry, remainsevērussevere, serious, strict, stern, stringent, austere, harsh, grave (in demeanor)dissēminōto broadcast, disseminatedispergōto scatter (about) or dispersedissipōto scatter, disperse, spread abroad; to dissipate or squander; to demolish, overthrow, destroy, ruindifferōto carry different ways, spread, scatter, disperse, separate; to distract, disquiet or disturb someone; confound; to sprdistrahōto draw, pull or drag asunder; tear in pieces, separate forcibly, divide; scatter; to sell separately (in parcels), retadispellōto drive asunder, scatter, disperse; to drive away, scatter, dispel, put an end to
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
scatter
Transitively, spargere (the proper word): jacere (to throw out): severe (to sow; all PROP. and figuratively): disseminare (figuratively, to scatter abroad): dispergere, dissipare (to scatter abroad, PROP. and figuratively): differre (figuratively, to carry about, spread abroad; all these; e.g., of conversation, reports): To scatter the enemy, hostes fugare, dispellere (Cic.); dissipare (Caes.): to scatter the seeds of discord, serere causam discordiarum; semina discordiarum or odiorum jacere (spargere); also simply discordias serere: among citzens, civiles discordias serere; civium dissensiones ccmmovere or accendere: scattered reports, disseminati dispersique sermones; sparsi rumores (disseminationes in late writers).
Intransitively, spargi; distrahi; in diversa discedere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for scatter?
- The usual Latin words for “scatter” are spargō, iaceō, sevērus; also dissēminō, dispergō, dissipō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.