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Intersperse

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

v. To distribute among other things at intervals: interspersed red and blue tiles on the walls; intersperse praise with constructive criticism.

v. To supply or diversify with things distributed at intervals: interspersed lamp fixtures on the large ceiling; a newspaper section that was interspersed with advertisements.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

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

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To scatter or set here and there among other things; to insert at intervals.

v. To diversify or adorn with things set or scattered at intervals; to place something at intervals in or among.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To scatter between; place here and there among other things: as, to intersperse shrubs among trees.

To diversify by scattering or disposing various objects here and there.

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

v. place at intervals in or among

v. introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions

Word Usage

"The drums are playing wildly while shrieks of joyous, wild delight intersperse the melodic lines that are ecstatically woven into the fabric of this Kalahari jazzfest."

Verb Form

interspersed intersperses interspersing

Form

interspersed interspersing

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

intermingle lard interlard shed sprinkle

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Perse adverse averse biodiverse burse