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shatter
v. t. [OE. schateren, scateren, 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.]1. 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. (Locke.)
2. 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. (Norris.)
3. To scatter about. ()
Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year. (Milton.)
v. i. To be broken into fragments; to fall or crumble to pieces by any force applied. ()
Some fragile bodies break but where the force is; some shatter and fly in many places. (Bacon.)
n. A fragment of anything shattered; -- used chiefly or soley in the phrase into shatters; as, to break a glass into shatters. (Swift.)
a. Disordered or wandering in intellect; hence, heedless; wild; similar to scatter-brained. (J. Goodman.)


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