resperse

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/ɹɪˈspɜː(ɹ)s/

verb

To sprinkle; to scatter.

OriginLatin respersus →
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Meanings

verbresperse (third-person singular simple present resperses, present participle respersing, simple past and past participle respersed)

present singular third person resperses · participle present respersing · participle past respersed · past respersed

  1. obsoleteTo sprinkle; to scatter.

    virtues respersed in the several parts of this book

    1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dispersesparse

Origin

  1. Latinrespersus
  2. Englishresperse

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

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APA

resperse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resperse

MLA

“resperse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resperse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resperse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resperse.

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