Meanings
verbsperse (third-person singular simple present sperses, present participle spersing, simple past and past participle spersed)
present singular third person sperses · participle present spersing · participle past spersed · past spersed
- obsoleteTo disperse.
On all which did against his course oppose, Into a cloud of dust spers'd in the air
1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “The Visions of Bellay”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latinaspersus
- Englishsperse
Apheretic form of asperse, from Latin aspersus, past participle of aspergere.
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Rhymes with sperse
universereversenurseworsediverseversepurseconversetraversetransversereimburseperversedisperseimmerseaversecoerceterseobversehearsemultiversedisburseperserecurseburse
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APA
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“sperse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sperse. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sperse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sperse.
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