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Besprinkle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To sprinkle.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. to sprinkle with

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To sprinkle over; to scatter over.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To sprinkle over; scatter over: as, to besprinkle with dust.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. scatter with liquid; wet lightly

Word Usage

"Behold the maiden on her way, the destroyer of Ilium's town and its Phrygians, with garlands twined about her head, and drops of lustral water on her, soon to besprinkle with her gushing blood the altar of a murderous goddess, what time her shapely neck is severed."

Verb Form

besprinkled besprinkles besprinkling

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

wet

Form

besprinkled besprinkling

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

spot