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   intersperse

   /ˌɪntəˈspəːs/

   verb

   • 1. scatter among or between other things; place here and there: "deep pools interspersed by shallow shingle banks" Similar scatterdistributedispersespreadstrewdotsprinklepepperlitterliterary:bestrew
   • ▪ diversify (a thing or things) with other things at intervals: "the debate was interspersed with angry exchanges" Similar intermixmixminglevarydiversifyvariegatepunctuate

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘diversify (something) by introducing other things at intervals’): from Latin interspers- ‘scattered between’, from interspergere, from inter- ‘between’ + spargere ‘scatter’.

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   • 1. interspersion noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › intersperseIntersperse Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   : 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.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › intersperseINTERSPERSE Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

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   Synonyms for INTERSPERSE: weave, combine, insert, mix, incorporate, salt, thread, interweave; Antonyms of INTERSPERSE: eliminate, extract, exclude, withdraw, deduct, subtract, expel, eject

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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.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › intersperseIntersperse - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   When you intersperse something, you scatter it with spaces in between, the way you intersperse vegetable seeds along a row in a garden bed.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINTERSPERSE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   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.

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   Intersperse definition: to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things. See examples of INTERSPERSE used in a sentence.

8. www.betterwordsonline.com › dictionary › intersperseIntersperse - Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Etymology - Better...

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   To 'intersperse' means to scatter or distribute something throughout a space or period of time, often in a way that adds variety, diversity, or contrast.

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   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.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordINTERSPERSE - Find out everything about this English word |...

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    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'

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishintersperse verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Definition of intersperse verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.