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Webster 1913 Edition
Intersperse
Inˊter-sperse′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Interspersed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Interspersing
.] 1.
To scatter or set here and there among other things; to insert at intervals;
as, to
. intersperse
pictures in a bookThere,
Thin trees arise that shun each other's shades.
interspersed
in lawns and op’ning glades,Thin trees arise that shun each other's shades.
Pope.
2.
To diversify or adorn with things set or scattered at intervals; to place something at intervals in or among;
as, to
. intersperse
a book with picturesWhich space is
interspersed
with small islands and rock. Cook.
Webster 1828 Edition
Intersperse
INTERSPERSE
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
intersperse
intersperse
English
Verb
intersperse (third-person singular simple present intersperses, present participle interspersing, simple past and past participle interspersed)
- To mix two things irregularly, placing things of one kind among things of other:
- 1991, Frank Biocca, Television and Political Advertising: Signs, codes, and images, page 76:
- For example, a commercial sequence might intersperse pictures of a senator working in his office with shots of ordinary Americans happily working in various walks of life.
- (transitive) To scatter or insert something into or among other things.
- 1985, Jane Y. Murdock, Barbara V. Hartmann, Communication and language intervention program (CLIP) for individuals with moderate to severe handicaps, page 46:
- Review tasks are particularly useful to intersperse when students are experiencing considerable failure.
- Mother Nature interspersed a few dandelions among the petunias, but it was a pretty garden, anyway.
- 1985, Jane Y. Murdock, Barbara V. Hartmann, Communication and language intervention program (CLIP) for individuals with moderate to severe handicaps, page 46:
- (transitive) To diversify by placing or inserting other things among something.
- Mother Nature interspersed the petunias with a few dandelions, but it was a pretty garden, anyway.
- 1991, Frank Biocca, Television and Political Advertising: Signs, codes, and images, page 76:
Related terms
Translations
to mix two things irregularly
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to insert something into other things
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to diversify by placing or inserting other things among something
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References
- intersperse in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- intersperse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913