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sparge

[ spahrj ]
/ spɑrdʒ /
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verb (used with or without object), sparged, sparg·ing.

to scatter or sprinkle.

noun

a sprinkling.

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Origin of sparge

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

OTHER WORDS FROM sparge

sparger, noun

Words nearby sparge

spare the rod and spoil the child, spare tire, spare tyre, sparganoma, sparganosis, sparge, sparid, Sparine, sparing, sparing action, sparingly
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Example sentences from the Web for sparge

  • The word connects with laceras in the first line of the poem, and with neu cineres sparge, cruente, meos in 48.

    The Last Poems of Ovid|Ovid

British Dictionary definitions for sparge

sparge
/ (spɑːdʒ) /

verb

rare to sprinkle or scatter (something)

Derived forms of sparge

sparger, noun

Word Origin for sparge

C16: from Latin spargere to sprinkle
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