- OE. schaterenscateren, to scatter, to dash, AS. scateran; cf. D. schateren to crack, to make a great noise, OD. schetteren to scatter, to burst, to crack. Cf. Scatter
- To break at once into many pieces; to dash, burst, or part violently into fragments; to rend into splinters; as, an explosion shatters a rock or a bomb; too much steam shatters a boiler; an oak is shattered by lightning.A monarchy was shattered to pieces, and divided amongst revolted subjects.
- To disorder; to derange; to render unsound; as, to be shattered in intellect; his constitution was shattered; his hopes were shattered.A man of a loose, volatile, and shattered humor.
- To scatter about.ObsShatter your leaves before the mellowing year.
