Compress and Scatter

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Compress

Compress verb - To reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together.
Usage example: a science textbook that compresses a lot of information about human reproduction into a few short chapters
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Scatter is an antonym for compress.
Nearby Words: compressed, compression, compacted, compressing, compaction

Scatter

Scatter verb - To cause (members of a group) to move widely apart.
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Compress is an antonym for scatter.
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Common collocations

body compress body scatter body
material compress material scatter material
time compress time scatter time
gas compress gas scatter gas
Other words: feet.
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