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INTERSPERSE
intersperse, interlard
(verb) introduce one’s writing or speech with certain expressions
intersperse
(verb) place at intervals in or among; “intersperse exclamation marks in the text”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
intersperse (third-person singular simple present intersperses, present participle interspersing, simple past and past participle interspersed)
To mix two things irregularly, placing things of one kind among things of other
(transitive) To scatter or insert something into or among other things.
(transitive) To diversify by placing or inserting other things among something.
Anagrams
• enterprises, entreprises, serpentries
Source: Wiktionary
In`ter*sperse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interspersed; p. pr. & vb. n. Interspersing.] Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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