Word Meanings - INTERSPERSE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. To scatter or set here and there among other things; to insert at intervals; as, to intersperse pictures in a book. There, interspersed in lawns and op'ning glades, Thin trees arise that shun each other's shades. Pope. 2. To diversify or adorn

Additional info about word: INTERSPERSE

1. To scatter or set here and there among other things; to insert at intervals; as, to intersperse pictures in a book. There, interspersed in lawns and op'ning glades, Thin trees arise that shun each other's shades. Pope. 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. Which space is interspersed with small islands and rock. Cook.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of INTERSPERSE)

• Interpolate
• Interlard
• interweave
• import
• garble
• gloss
• intersperse
• furbish
• introduce

Related words: (words related to INTERSPERSE)

• GLOSSA
  The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See Hymenoptera.
• GLOSSIST
  A writer of comments. Milton.
• GLOSSOLOGY
  1. The definition and explanation of terms; a glossary. 2. The science of language; comparative philology; linguistics; glottology.
• GLOSSARIAL
  Of or pertaining to glosses or to a glossary; containing a glossary.
• IMPORTUNELY
  In an importune manner.
• GLOSSOLOGICAL
  Of or pertaining to glossology.
• GLOSSOGRAPHICAL
  Of or pertaining to glossography.
• GLOSSANTHRAX
  A disease of horses and cattle accompanied by carbuncles in the mouth and on the tongue.
• IMPORTUNATOR
  One who importunes; an importuner. Sir E. Sandys.
• IMPORTING
  Full of meaning. Shak.
• IMPORTUNE
  derivative from the root of portus harbor, importunus therefore orig. 1. Inopportune; unseasonable. 2. Troublesome; vexatious; persistent; urgent; hence, vexatious on account of untimely urgency or perinacious solicitation. And their importune
• IMPORTUNATE
  1. Troublesomely urgent; unreasonably solicitous; overpressing in request or demand; urgent; teasing; as, an impotunate petitioner, curiosity. Whewell. 2. Hard to be borne; unendurable. Donne. -- Im*por"tu*nate*ly, adv. -- Im*por"tu*nate*ness, n.
• IMPORTUOUS
  Without a port or harbor.
• IMPORTANTLY
  In an important manner.
• INTERSPERSE
  1. To scatter or set here and there among other things; to insert at intervals; as, to intersperse pictures in a book. There, interspersed in lawns and op'ning glades, Thin trees arise that shun each other's shades. Pope. 2. To diversify or adorn
• INTRODUCEMENT
  Introduction.
• GLOSSOLOGIST
  One who defines and explains terms; one who is versed in glossology.
• IMPORT
  + portare to bear. Sense 3 comes through F. importer, from the Latin. 1. To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring into a place or country from a foreign country, in the transactions of commerce; -- opposed
• GLOSSOGRAPHY
  The writing of glossaries, glosses, or comments for illustrating an author.
• GLOSSIC
  A system of phonetic spelling based upon the present values of English letters, but invariably using one symbol to represent one sound only. Ingglish Glosik konvaiA. J. Ellis.
• GYMNOGLOSSA
  A division of gastropods in which the odontophore is without teeth.
• NONIMPORTATION
  Want or failure of importation; a not importing of commodities.
• SACCOGLOSSA
  See PELLIBRANCHIATA
• ENTOGLOSSAL
  Within the tongue; -- applied to the glossohyal bone.
• REIMPORTATION
  The act of reimporting; also, that which is reimported.