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sparge

American  
[spahrj] / spɑrdʒ /

verb (used with or without object)

sparged, sparging

  1. to scatter or sprinkle.

noun

  1. a sprinkling.

sparge British  
/ spɑːdʒ /

verb

  1. rare to sprinkle or scatter (something)

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Other Word Forms

  • sparger noun

Etymology

Origin of sparge

First recorded in 1550–60, sparge is from the Latin word spargere to sprinkle, scatter

Example Sentences

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Hic sparge flores, sparge breves rosas, Nam vita gaudet mortua floribus,    Herbisque odoratis corona       Vatis adhuc cinerem calentem.

From Cowley's Essays by Cowley, Abraham

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