[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals:to scatter seeds.Synonyms: broadcast", "to separate and drive off in various directions; disperse:to scatter a crowd.", "Physics.to refract or diffract (light or other electromagnetic radiation electromagnetic radiation) irregularly so as to diffuse in many directions.(of a medium) to diffuse or deflect (light or other wave phenomena) by collisions between the wave and particles of the medium.", "to refract or diffract (light or other electromagnetic radiation electromagnetic radiation) irregularly so as to diffuse in many directions.", "(of a medium) to diffuse or deflect (light or other wave phenomena) by collisions between the wave and particles of the medium."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to separate and disperse; go in different directions."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the act of scattering.", "something that is scattered."]}]