INTERSPERSE


Meaning of INTERSPERSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌin-tər-ˈspərs ]

transitive verb

( -spersed ; -spers·ing )

Etymology: Latin interspersus interspersed, from inter- + sparsus, past participle of spargere to scatter — more at spark

Date: 1566

1. : to place something at intervals in or among

intersperse a book with pictures

2. : to insert at intervals among other things

interspersing drawings throughout the text

• in·ter·sper·sion -ˈspər-zhən, -shən noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.