Part and Scatter

Part

Part verb - To go or move in different directions from a central point.

Usage example: after traveling together for three weeks, we parted at Rome

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Scatter and part are semantically related In some cases you can use "Scatter" instead a verb "Part".

Nearby Words: partially, partly

Scatter verb - To cause (members of a group) to move widely apart.

Usage example: the noise of the backfiring car scattered the pigeons

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Part and scatter are semantically related in strew topic. Sometimes you can use "Part" instead a verb "Scatter".

body	part body	scatter body
group	part group	scatter group
creature	part creature	scatter creature
team	part team	scatter team
Other words: money, title, companions, enemies.

Caesar dedicated part of his army as an anti-elephant force, by disciplining them to scatter and quickly reform after the elephant's charge, and by equipping them with axes with the authority to swing away.

Source: War Elephants
And even then, the go-elsewhere part is also optional; the person may just scatter into dust lest a truck runs him over.

Source: One to Million to One
The difference is their goals, Dai Atlas wanted to abandon the planet, which would scatter their people, but would keep them safe from the war, and his distrust and criticism of Optimus were part of his desire to abandon the war, and separate.

Source: Comic Book / The Transformers: Robots in Disguise

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