sparge

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/spɑɹd͡ʒ/

verb

To sprinkle or spray.

“sparge pipe”

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lauteringsprinklesprinklingbesprinkle
OriginMiddle French espargier ← Latin spargō ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)pregʰ- →
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Meanings

verbsparge (third-person singular simple present sparges, present participle sparging, simple past and past participle sparged)

present singular third person sparges · participle present sparging · participle past sparged · past sparged

  1. To sprinkle or spray.
  2. transitiveTo introduce bubbles into (a liquid).

    Bubble machines sparge water for platform diving competitions to lessen the impact.

nounsparge (plural sparges)

plural sparges

  1. beveragesSynonym of lautering.

    Synonyms: lautering

adjectivesparge (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat sparges.

    sparge pipe

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of lautering.

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lautering

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe act of sprinkling or splashing water

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sprinklesprinkling
Broader
watering

verbscatter with liquid; wet lightly

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sprinklebesprinkle
Broader
wet
Also see
besprinkledashsprinklesprinkling

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)pregʰ-“to scatter, to jerk”
  2. Latinspargō
  3. Middle Frenchespargier
  4. Englishsparge

Borrowed from Middle French espargier, from Latin spargō (whence English sparse), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pregʰ- (“to scatter, to jerk”).

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Translations

Bulgarian навлажнявам, поръсвам с вода
  • навлажнявам (navlažnjavam)to sprinkle or spray
  • поръсвам с вода (porăsvam s voda)to sprinkle or spray
Dutch sprenkelen
  • sprenkelento sprinkle or spray
Finnish pirskottaa, sumuttaa
  • pirskottaato sprinkle or spray
  • sumuttaato sprinkle or spray
  • kuplittaato introduce bubbles
Ukrainian оббризкувати, розбризкувати
  • оббризкувати (obbryzkuvaty)to sprinkle or spray
  • розбризкувати (rozbryzkuvaty)to sprinkle or spray
  • барботувати (barbotuvaty)to introduce bubbles

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

grapesgasper
Cite this entry
APA

sparge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sparge

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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