Definition of "intersperse" [in•ter•sperse]

• To distribute among other things at intervals: interspersed red and blue tiles on the walls; intersperse praise with constructive criticism. (verb-transitive)
• To supply or diversify with things distributed at intervals: interspersed lamp fixtures on the large ceiling; a newspaper section that was interspersed with advertisements. (verb-transitive)

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• "The drums are playing wildly while shrieks of joyous, wild delight intersperse the melodic lines that are ecstatically woven into the fabric of this Kalahari jazzfest."
• "Judge Wanger divided the case into smaller trials, which would allow him to intersperse those hearings with other ongoing cases."
• "I was a perpetual NPR listener in my previous life, and now I am more likely to intersperse silence and music on college radio."