interspersed

Variant of intersperse

intersperse definition

in·ter·sperse (in′tər spʉrs′)

transitive verb interspersed -·spersed′, interspersing -·spers′·ing

  1. to scatter among other things; put here and there or at intervals
  2. to decorate or diversify with things scattered here and there

Etymology: < L interspersus, pp. of interspergere < inter-, among + spargere, to scatter: see spark

Related Forms:

  • interspersion in′·ter·sper′·sion (-spʉr′s̸hən, -z̸hən) noun

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