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break, scatter, disperse, spread out

v. move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";

shoot, fritter, fool, fritter away, fool away, frivol away

v. spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"

scatter, break up, disperse, dispel, cause to disperse

v. to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"

scatter, break up, disperse

v. cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"

sprinkle, scatter, dot, dust, intersperse, disperse

v. distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"

scatter, break up, disperse, dissipate, dispel, cause to disperse

v. to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"

spread, broadcast, propagate, circulate, disperse, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, diffuse, pass around

v. cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

spread, diffuse, spread out, fan out

v. move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"

sprawl, straggle

v. go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far"

spread out, string out

v. set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; "the houses were strung out in a long row"

expand, spread out

v. extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"

litter, strew around litter

v. make a place messy by strewing garbage around

turn back, run off, drive off, dispel, chase away, drive away, drive out

v. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"

assuage, slake, quench, allay

v. satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"

drop, dismiss, send away, send packing

v. stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"

sack, fire, force out, terminate, dismiss, send away, give the axe

v. terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

eliminate, do away with, get rid of

v. terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"

lift, raise, get up, bring up, elevate

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

lift, take and move

v. take hold of something and move it to a different location; "lift the box onto the table"

lift, raise

v. move upwards; "lift one's eyes"

drain, sap

v. deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy"

expend, spend

v. pay out; "spend money"

disburse, pay out

v. pay out

use, expend

v. use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"

blow, squander, spend generously

v. spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"

waste, blow, squander

v. spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

abuse, misuse, pervert

v. change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"

shower, lavish, give generously

v. expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"

break, scatter, disperse, dissipate, spread out

v. move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";

scatter, break up, disperse

v. cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"

sprinkle, scatter, dot, dust, intersperse, disperse

v. distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"

spread, broadcast, propagate, circulate, disperse, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, diffuse, pass around

v. cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

spread, extend, distribute, cause to spread

v. distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

gather, garner, collect

v. assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

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