resperse

English

Etymology

From Latin respersus, past participle of respergere; prefix re- (re-) + spargere (to strew, sprinkle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈspɜː(ɹ)s/

Verb

resperse (third-person singular simple present resperses, present participle respersing, simple past and past participle respersed)

  1. (obsolete) To sprinkle; to scatter.
    • 1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. [], 2nd edition, London: [] Francis Ashe [], →OCLC:
      virtues respersed in the several parts of this book

References

Latin

Participle

resperse

  1. vocative masculine singular of respersus