un interspersed

verb (used with object), in·ter·spersed, in·ter·spers·ing.

to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things: to intersperse flowers among shrubs.

to diversify with something placed or scattered at intervals: to intersperse a dull speech with interesting anecdotes.

Origin:
1560–70; < Latin interspersus (past participle of interspergere to strew here and there), equivalent to inter- inter- + -spersus, combining form of sparsus, past participle of spargere to scatter; see disperse

Related forms

in·ter·spers·ed·ly

[in-ter-spur-sid-lee] , adverb

in·ter·sper·sion

[in-ter-spur-zhuh

n or, esp. British, -shuh

n] , in·ter·sper·sal, noun

un·in·ter·spersed, adjective

Synonyms
1. strew, sprinkle.

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intersperse (ˌɪntəˈspɜːs)

—vb
1.	to scatter or distribute among, between, or on
2.	to diversify (something) with other things scattered here and there

[C16: from Latin interspargere, from inter- + spargere to sprinkle]

interspersedly

—*adv*

interspersion

—n

inter'spersal

—n

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Word Origin & History

intersperse

1566, from L. interspersus "scattered," pp. of *interspergere, from inter- "between" + spargere "to scatter" (see sparse).

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