intersperse
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intersperse
- /ˌɪntəˈspɜːs/ UK
- /ˌɪntɚˈspɝs/ Canada, US
- /ˌɪntəˈspɜːs/ Australia
Where it comes from
From Latin interspergō, interspersus.
verb intersperses · interspersing · interspersed
- To mix two things irregularly, placing things of one kind among things of other. 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.
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To scatter or insert something into or among other things.
When writing, I intersperse details.
Similar: thread
- 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.
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verb to mix two things irregularly
| Español | entreverar |
|---|---|
| Português | intercalar |
| Français | entremêler |
| Deutsch | abwechseln, mischen, vermischen |
| Русский | сме́шивать sméšivatʹ |
verb to insert something into other things
| Español | entremeter, interserir, entregerir |
|---|---|
| Français | intercaler |
| Deutsch | einstreuen, daruntermischen |
| Ελληνικά | διανθίζω με dianthízo me |
| Русский | вкрапля́ть vkrapljátʹ, перемежать peremežatʹ, помещать pomeščatʹ |
verb to diversify by placing or inserting other things among something
| Português | intercalar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | auflockern, durchmischen, durchsetzen |
| Русский | разбавля́ть razbavljátʹ |
Talk about this word "intersperse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/intersperse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. intersperse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/intersperse "intersperse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/intersperse.Cite this
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title = {intersperse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/intersperse},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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