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

Related terms

• respersion

References

• “resperse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Participle

resperse

1. vocative masculine singular of respersus