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intersperse verb Intersperse derives from Latin interspersus, formed by combining the familiar prefix inter- ("between or among") with sparsus, the past participle of spargere, meaning "to scatter." In sparsus one finds an ancestor to our adjective sparse, as well as a relative of spark. (The relationship of spark to a word that describes something being scattered about makes sense when you think of sparks bursting or scattering off a flame.) Intersperse is often followed by the preposition with, as in "a straggling street of comfortable white and red houses, interspersed with abundant shady trees" (from H. G.  Wells' 1898 novel, The War of the Worlds). 1 : to place something at intervals in or among2 : to insert at intervals among other things

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December 2, 2017 in-ter-SPERSS The author has interspersed the guidebook with illustrations of the different birds we might encounter on the safari tour."Interspersed throughout the beds of deliberately overgrown azaleas, roses, and hydrangeas is the world's largest private collection of sculptures…. — Harper's, 18 Apr. 2017

Word	intersperse
Date	December 2, 2017
Type	verb
Syllables	in-ter-SPERSS
Etymology	Intersperse derives from Latin interspersus, formed by combining the familiar prefix inter- ("between or among") with sparsus, the past participle of spargere, meaning "to scatter." In sparsus one finds an ancestor to our adjective sparse, as well as a relative of spark. (The relationship of spark to a word that describes something being scattered about makes sense when you think of sparks bursting or scattering off a flame.) Intersperse is often followed by the preposition with, as in "a straggling street of comfortable white and red houses, interspersed with abundant shady trees" (from H. G. Wells' 1898 novel, The War of the Worlds).
Examples	The author has interspersed the guidebook with illustrations of the different birds we might encounter on the safari tour. "Interspersed throughout the beds of deliberately overgrown azaleas, roses, and hydrangeas is the world's largest private collection of sculptures…. — Harper's, 18 Apr. 2017
Definition	1 : to place something at intervals in or among 2 : to insert at intervals among other things

Intersperse Interspersed Intervals December Verb In Ter Sperss Derives Latin