Meanings
verbdisparkle (third-person singular simple present disparkles, present participle disparkling, simple past and past participle disparkled)
present singular third person disparkles · participle present disparkling · participle past disparkled · past disparkled · alternative disparcle
- obsoletetransitiveTo scatter around.
It disparcleth the mist and dimnesse that troubleth the eie-sight.
1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book II.]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Old Frenchdesparpeillier
- Englishdisparkle
Old French desparpeillier.
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disparkle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disparkle
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disparkle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disparkle.
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