You should intersperse some red flowers with the orange ones.
•The book was interspersed with good advice.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
intersperse — in|ter|sperse [ˌıntəˈspə:s US tərˈspə:rs] v [T usually passive] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: interspersus interspersed , from sparsus; SPARSE] 1.) be interspersed with sth if something is interspersed with a particular kind of thing, it has … Dictionary of contemporary English
intersperse — verb (transitive usually passive) 1 be interspersed with if something is interspersed with a particular kind of thing, it has a lot of them in it: sunny periods interspersed with occasional showers 2 intersperse sth with to put something in… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To scatter or set here and there among other things; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intersperse — UK [ˌɪntə(r)ˈspɜː(r)s] / US [ˌɪntərˈspɜrs] verb [transitive] Word forms intersperse : present tense I/you/we/they intersperse he/she/it intersperses present participle interspersing past tense interspersed past participle interspersed to put… … English dictionary
intersperse — interspersedly /in teuhr sperr sid lee/, adv. interspersion /in teuhr sperr zheuhn/ or, esp. Brit., / sheuhn/, interspersal, n. /in teuhr sperrs /, v.t., interspersed, interspersing. 1. to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other… … Universalium
intersperse — in•ter•sperse [[t]ˌɪn tərˈspɜrs[/t]] v. t. spersed, spers•ing 1) to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things: to intersperse flowers among shrubs[/ex] 2) to diversify with something placed or scattered at intervals: to… … From formal English to slang
intersperse — /ɪntəˈspɜs / (say intuh spers) verb (t) (interspersed, interspersing) 1. to scatter here and there among other things: to intersperse flowers among shrubs. 2. to diversify with something scattered or introduced here and there: his speech was… …
intersperse — transitive verb ( spersed; spersing) Etymology: Latin interspersus interspersed, from inter + sparsus, past participle of spargere to scatter more at spark Date: 1566 1. to place something at intervals in or among < intersperse a book with… … New Collegiate Dictionary
intersperse — verb To mix irregularly something with something else. There were a few dandelions interspersed with the petunias, but it was a pretty garden, anyway. See Also: interspersed, interspersion … Wiktionary
intersperse — in|ter|sperse [ ,ıntər spɜrs ] verb transitive to put something in various places in or among something else: The text can be interspersed with full page illustrations … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
intersperse — [ˌɪntəˈspɜːs] verb [T] to put something in various places in or among something else The text can be interspersed with full page illustrations.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
