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intersperse
in·ter·sperse
[
ìntər spúrss
]
(
past and past participle
in·ter·spersed
,
present participle
in·ter·spers·ing
,
3rd person present singular
in·ter·spers·es
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
break something's continuity:
to break up the continuity or flow of something with something else
2.
put here and there:
to put or insert something here and there among or in something else
[
Mid-16th century. < Latin
interspers-
, past participle of
interspergere
"scatter between" <
spargere
"scatter"
]
in·ter·spers·ed·ly
[
ìntər spúrssədlee
]
adverb
in·ter·sper·sion
[
ìntər spúr'n,
ìntər spúrsh'n
]
noun
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