insperse

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verb

To sprinkle; to scatter.

OriginLatin inspersus →
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Meanings

verbinsperse (third-person singular simple present insperses, present participle inspersing, simple past and past participle inspersed)

present singular third person insperses · participle present inspersing · participle past inspersed · past inspersed

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo sprinkle; to scatter.

    the Verity of these Paradoxes, inspersed upon the ensuing Treatise

    1650, Jean Baptiste van Helmont, Walter Charleton, A Ternary of Paradoxes

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dispersesparse

Origin

  1. Latininspersus
  2. Englishinsperse

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ripeness
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APA

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MLA

“insperse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insperse. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “insperse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insperse.

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