Intersperse definition

ĭntər-spûrs

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To scatter among other things; put here and there or at intervals.

verb

To distribute among other things at intervals.

Interspersed red and blue tiles on the walls; intersperse praise with constructive criticism.

verb

To supply or diversify with things distributed at intervals.

Interspersed lamp fixtures on the large ceiling; a newspaper section that was interspersed with advertisements.

verb

To decorate or diversify with things scattered here and there.

verb

To mix two things irregularly, placing things of one kind among things of other:

To scatter or insert (something) into or among (other things).

Mother Nature interspersed a few dandelions among the petunias, but it was a pretty garden, anyway.
To place or insert — to diversify by placing or inserting — other things among (something).

Mother Nature interspersed the petunias with a few dandelions, but it was a pretty garden, anyway.

verb

Origin of intersperse

From Latin interspergere interspers- inter- inter- spargere to scatter

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin interspersus.

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