Verbs

(v)scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, dispersedistribute loosely“He scattered gun powder under the wagon”
(v)disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatterto cause to separate and go in different directions“She waved her hand and scattered the crowds”
(v)break up, disperse, scattercause to separate“break up kidney stones”, “disperse particles”
(v)disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread outmove away from each other“The crowds dispersed”, “The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached”
(v)disperseseparate (light) into spectral rays“the prism disperses light”
(v)circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass aroundcause to become widely known“spread information”, “circulate a rumor”, “broadcast the news”