scatter vs circumfuse

scatter is a noun but circumfuse is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scatter	Yes	No	Yes	No
circumfuse	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, circumfuse is a hyponym of scatter; that is, circumfuse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scatter:

Other hyponyms of scatter include manure, muck, birdlime, lime, distribute.

scatter (noun)	circumfuse (noun)
the act of scattering
a haphazard distribution in all directions

scatter (verb)	circumfuse (verb)
cause to separate	spread something around something
distribute loosely
sow by scattering
move away from each other
to cause to separate and go in different directions
strew or distribute over an area