| backscatter | (verb) scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes | - |
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| confiscate | (verb) take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority | Synonyms: attach, impound, seize, sequester |
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| coruscate | (verb) be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity | Synonyms: scintillate, sparkle |
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| (verb) reflect brightly | Synonyms: scintillate, sparkle |
| infuscate | (verb) darken with a brownish tinge, as of insect wings | - |
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| obfuscate | (verb) make obscure or unclear | - |
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| scat | (verb) flee; take to one's heels; cut and run | Synonyms: break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, take to the woods, turn tail |
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| scatter | (verb) cause to separate | Synonyms: break up, disperse |
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| (verb) distribute loosely | Synonyms: disperse, dot, dust, sprinkle |
| (verb) sow by scattering | - |
| (verb) move away from each other | Synonyms: disperse, dissipate, spread out |
| (verb) to cause to separate and go in different directions | Synonyms: break up, dispel, disperse, dissipate |
| (verb) strew or distribute over an area | Synonyms: spread, spread out |