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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)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "intersperse" in a sentence
  • "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."