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)
- (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
Related terms
References
- “resperse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin
Participle
resperse
- vocative masculine singular of respersus