the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > scatter or be dispersed [verb (intransitive)] > be scattered at intervals > space out or not crowd together (2)
intransitive. Of a military formation or a crowd: to divide or part so as to leave a gap.
intransitive. To become less compact or dense, or more spacious; to thin out; (spec. of a military formation) = sense 9b.