resperse

verb

resperse

verb

/ɹɪˈspɜː(ɹ)s/

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

1

Obsolete To sprinkle; to scatter.

  • virtues respersed in the several parts of this book1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC:
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