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   asperse

   /əˈspəːs/

   verb

   • 1. attack or criticize the reputation or integrity of: literary "he aspersed the place and its inhabitants"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘spatter with liquid’): from Latin aspers- ‘sprinkled’, from the verb aspergere, from ad- ‘to’ + spargere ‘sprinkle’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. asperser noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • A

     1

   • S

     1

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • S

     1

   • E

     1

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