intersperse
pronunciation
How to pronounce intersperse in British English:
UK [ˌɪntəˈspɜ:s]
How to pronounce intersperse in American English:
US [ˌɪntərˈspɜrs]
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- Verb:
- place at intervals in or among
- introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions
Word Origin
- intersperse (v.)
- 1560s, from Latin interspersus "strewn, scattered, sprinkled upon," past participle of *interspergere, from inter- "between" (see inter-) + spargere "to scatter" (see sparse). Related: Interspersed; interspersing.
Example
- 1. Scatter or intersperse like dots or studs .
- 2. Intersperse exclamation marks ina the text .
- 3. They want to intersperse this book with pictures .
- 4. It is arrogant , bad-tempered , polemical , ...... flashes of insight and intuition intersperse tedious algebra .
- 5. Chinese scholartree of northern part of the country , it is one that can make people recall , come on in autumn , intersperse too .