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verb
- 1. scatter among or between other things; place here and there: "deep pools interspersed by shallow shingle banks" Similar
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INTERSPERSE definition: 1. to mix one thing in with another in a way that is not regular: 2. to mix one thing in with…. Learn more.
INTERSPERSE meaning: 1. to mix one thing in with another in a way that is not regular: 2. to mix one thing in with…. Learn more.
: to place something at intervals in or among. intersperse a book with pictures. interspersion. ˌin-tər-ˈspər-zhən. -shən. noun. Did you know? Intersperse comes from Latin interspersus, a combination of the prefix inter- ("between or among") and sparsus, the past participle of spargere, meaning "to scatter." Sparsus is also the source of sparse.
When you intersperse something, you scatter it with spaces in between, the way you intersperse vegetable seeds along a row in a garden bed.
If you intersperse one group of things with another or among another, you put or include the second things between or among the first things. Originally the intention was to intersperse the historical scenes with modern ones.
/ˌɪntəˈspɜːs/ /ˌɪntərˈspɜːrs/ Verb Forms. be interspersed with/in something to put something in something else or among or between other things. Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. Interspersed in the narrative are the personal stories of several important women architects.
Intersperse definition: to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things. See examples of INTERSPERSE used in a sentence.
If you intersperse one group of things with another or among another, you put or include the second things between or among the first things. More Pronunciations of the word 'intersperse'
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English in‧ter‧sperse /ˌɪntəˈspɜːs $ -tərˈspɜːrs/ verb [transitive] 1 → be interspersed with something 2 → intersperse something with something → See Verb table Origin intersperse (1500-1600) Latin interspersus “interspersed”, from sparsus; → SPARSE.
1. To distribute among other things at intervals: interspersed red and blue tiles on the walls; intersperse praise with constructive criticism. 2. To supply or diversify with things distributed at intervals: interspersed lamp fixtures on the large ceiling; a newspaper section that was interspersed with advertisements.
