intersperse

  • 11intersperse — transitive verb ( spersed; spersing) Etymology: Latin interspersus interspersed, from inter + sparsus, past participle of spargere to scatter more at spark Date: 1566 1. to place something at intervals in or among < intersperse a book with&#8230; …

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  • 12intersperse — v. (P; tr.) to intersperse anecdotes throughout a speech * * * [ˌɪntə spɜːs] (P;tr.) to intersperseanecdotes throughout a speech …

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  • 13intersperse — in|ter|sperse [ˌıntəˈspə:s US tərˈspə:rs] v [T usually passive] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: interspersus interspersed , from sparsus; SPARSE] 1.) be interspersed with sth if something is interspersed with a particular kind of thing, it has …

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  • 14intersperse — verb (transitive usually passive) 1 be interspersed with if something is interspersed with a particular kind of thing, it has a lot of them in it: sunny periods interspersed with occasional showers 2 intersperse sth with to put something in&#8230; …

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  • 15intersperse — /ɪntəˈspɜs / (say intuh spers) verb (t) (interspersed, interspersing) 1. to scatter here and there among other things: to intersperse flowers among shrubs. 2. to diversify with something scattered or introduced here and there: his speech was&#8230; …

  • 16intersperse — verb To mix irregularly something with something else. There were a few dandelions interspersed with the petunias, but it was a pretty garden, anyway. See Also: interspersed, interspersion …

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  • 17intersperse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. scatter (see between, dispersion). II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. sprinkle, distribute, interlard; see scatter 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. sprinkle, strew, scatter, pepper, distribute, diffuse …

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  • 18intersperse — in|ter|sperse [ ,ıntər spɜrs ] verb transitive to put something in various places in or among something else: The text can be interspersed with full page illustrations …

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  • 19intersperse — in·ter·sperse || ‚ɪntÉ™(r) spÉœrs / spɜːs v. insert here and there, disperse, scatter …

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  • 20intersperse — verb scatter among or between other things. ↘diversify with other things at intervals. Derivatives interspersion noun Origin C16: from L. interspers , interspergere scatter between …

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