Scatter and Separate

Scatter

Scatter verb - To cause (members of a group) to move widely apart.
Usage example: the noise of the backfiring car scattered the pigeons

Separate is a synonym for scatter in disperse topic. In some cases you can use "Separate" instead a verb "Scatter", when it comes to topics like strew.

Separate

Separate verb - To go or move in different directions from a central point.
Usage example: the searchers separated in order to cover more ground

Scatter is a synonym for separate in disperse topic. Sometimes you can use "Scatter" instead a verb "Separate".

Common collocations

spirit scatter spirit separate spirit
blood scatter blood separate blood
pieces scatter pieces separate pieces
enemies scatter enemies separate enemies
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