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intersperse.

To mix two things irregularly, placing things of one kind among things of other.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌɪntəˈspɜːs/UK/ˌɪntɚˈspɝs/Canada, US/ˌɪntəˈspɜːs/Australia
  1. To mix two things irregularly, placing things of one kind among things of other.

  2. To scatter or insert something into or among other things.

    transitive
    When writing, I intersperse details.
  3. To diversify by placing or inserting other things among something.

    transitive
    Mother Nature interspersed the petunias with a few dandelions, but it was a pretty garden, anyway.
Where this word comes from

From Latin interspergō, interspersus.

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