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resperse en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ɹɪˈspɜː(ɹ)s/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
respersing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
resperses Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
respersed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
respersed Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

respersion