English Dictionary: Intersperse | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Intersperse \In`ter*sperse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interspersed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interspersing}.] [L. interspersus interspersed; inter between, among + spargere to scatter. See {Sparse}.] 1. To scatter or set here and there among other things; to insert at intervals; as, to intersperse pictures in a book. There, interspersed in lawns and op'ning glades, Thin trees arise that shun each other's shades. --Pope. 2. To diversify or adorn with things set or scattered at intervals; to place something at intervals in or among; as, to intersperse a book with pictures. Which space is interspersed with small islands and rock. --Cook. |