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To mix irregularly something with something else.
There were a few dandelions interspersed with the petunias, but it was a pretty garden, anyway.
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Intersperse — In ter*sperse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interspersed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interspersing}.] [L. interspersus interspersed; inter between, among + spargere to scatter. See {Sparse}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To scatter or set here and there among other things; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intersperse — I verb diffuse, disseminate, distribute, immiscere, interfuse, interlard, intermingle, interpenetrate, interpolate, interpose, interweave, mix, pepper, put between, scatter, shake, sprinkle, work in II index diffuse, dissolve (disperse) … Law dictionary
intersperse — (v.) 1560s, from L. interspersus strewn, scattered, sprinkled upon, pp. of *interspergere, from inter between (see INTER (Cf. inter )) + spargere to scatter (see SPARSE (Cf. sparse)). Related: Interspersed; interspersing … Etymology dictionary
intersperse — [v] scatter bestrew, diffuse, distribute, infuse, interfuse, interlard, intermix, intersow, intersprinkle, pepper, sprinkle; concepts 201,222 Ant. collect, gather … New thesaurus
intersperse — ► VERB (usu. be interspersed) 1) scatter among or between other things. 2) diversify with other things at intervals. DERIVATIVES interspersion noun. ORIGIN Latin interspergere scatter between … English terms dictionary
intersperse — [in΄tər spʉrs′] vt. interspersed, interspersing [< L interspersus, pp. of interspergere < inter , among + spargere, to scatter: see SPARK1] 1. to scatter among other things; put here and there or at intervals 2. to decorate or diversify… … English World dictionary
intersperse — interspersedly /in teuhr sperr sid lee/, adv. interspersion /in teuhr sperr zheuhn/ or, esp. Brit., / sheuhn/, interspersal, n. /in teuhr sperrs /, v.t., interspersed, interspersing. 1. to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other… … Universalium
intersperse — [[t]ɪ̱ntə(r)spɜ͟ː(r)s[/t]] intersperses, interspersing, interspersed VERB If you intersperse one group of things with another or among another, you put or include the second things between or among the first things. [V n with n] Originally the … English dictionary
intersperse — UK [ˌɪntə(r)ˈspɜː(r)s] / US [ˌɪntərˈspɜrs] verb [transitive] Word forms intersperse : present tense I/you/we/they intersperse he/she/it intersperses present participle interspersing past tense interspersed past participle interspersed to put… … English dictionary
intersperse — in•ter•sperse [[t]ˌɪn tərˈspɜrs[/t]] v. t. spersed, spers•ing 1) to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things: to intersperse flowers among shrubs[/ex] 2) to diversify with something placed or scattered at intervals: to… … From formal English to slang
intersperse — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
