INTERSPERSE


Meaning of INTERSPERSE in English

in ‧ ter ‧ sperse /ˌɪntəˈspɜːs $ -tərˈspɜːrs/ BrE AmE verb [transitive usually passive]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: interspersus 'interspersed' , from sparsus ; ⇨ ↑ sparse ]

1 . be interspersed with something if something is interspersed with a particular kind of thing, it has a lot of them in it:

sunny periods interspersed with showers

2 . intersperse something with something to put something in between pieces of speech or writing, parts of a film etc

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.