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intersperseto place or scatter things among or between other things at intervals

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to place or scatter things among or between other things at intervals

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌɪntərˈspɜːrs/

Korean meaning: 사이사이에 배치하다, 산재시키다

Korean pronunciation: 인터**스펄**스

Example Sentences

  • The teacher interspersed the boring lecture with funny memes to keep students awake.
  • The garden was beautifully designed with roses interspersed among the lavender bushes.
  • He interspersed his workout with snack breaks, which definitely defeated the purpose.

intersperse

VERB

//ˌɪntərˈspɜːrs//

to place or scatter things among or between other things at intervals

intersperse concept
💡 Concept

A gardener intersperses colorful flowers among the vegetable rows

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intersperse rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Intersperse diverse petals between each verse.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌɪntərˈspɜːrs/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌɪntəˈspɜːs/

🌳Etymology

Prefixinter--
Rootsperse

Origin

From Latin 'interspersus', the past participle of 'interspergere', meaning 'to scatter between'. It combines the prefix 'inter-' (between) with 'spargere' (to scatter or spread).

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🎵Rhyme

disperseversereversediverse
disperse
verse
reverse
diverse

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The teacher interspersed the boring lecture with funny memes to keep students awake.

The garden was beautifully designed with roses interspersed among the lavender bushes.

😄 Fun example

He interspersed his workout with snack breaks, which definitely defeated the purpose.

The documentary interspersed interviews with historical footage.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

scatterdistributesprinkleinsertweave in

Antonyms

concentrateclustergroup

Related

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