Etymology

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

Latin respersus
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  1. Latin · derived fromrespersus
  2. English todayresperse

From Latin respersus, past participle of respergere; prefix re- (“re-”) + spargere (“to strew, sprinkle”).

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