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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Intersperse \In`ter*sperse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   Interspersed; p. pr. & vb. n. Interspersing.] [L.
   interspersus interspersed; inter between, among + spargere to
   scatter. See Sparse.]
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   1. To scatter or set here and there among other things; to
      insert at intervals; as, to intersperse pictures in a
      book.
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            There, interspersed in lawns and op'ning glades,
            Thin trees arise that shun each other's shades.
                                                  --Pope.
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   2. To diversify or adorn with things set or scattered at
      intervals; to place something at intervals in or among;
      as, to intersperse a book with pictures.
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            Which space is interspersed with small islands and
            rock.                                 --Cook.
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