Etymology

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Today it means: To sprinkle; to scatter. Full definition →

Latin inspersus
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  1. Latin · derived frominspersus
  2. English todayinsperse

From Latin inspersus, past participle of inspergere (“to sprinkle upon”); prefix in- (“in, on”) + spargere (“to sprinkle”).

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