in|ter|sperse

in|ter|sperse
in|ter|sperse «IHN tuhr SPURS», transitive verb, -spersed, -spers|ing.
1. to vary with something put here and there; diversify with something at intervals: »

He interspersed his narrative with many comments. The grass was interspersed with beds of flowers.

2. to scatter among other things: »

Bushes were interspersed among the trees.

[< Latin interspersus scattered < inter- + spargere scatter]

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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

  • Interspersed — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Interspersing — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • intersperse — 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 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • intersperse — 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 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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