"sperse" meaning in English

See sperse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /spɜː(ɹ)s/ Forms: sperses [present, singular, third-person], spersing [participle, present], spersed [participle, past], spersed [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s Etymology: Aphetic form of asperse, from Latin aspersus, past participle of aspergere. Etymology templates: {{aphetic form|en|asperse}} Aphetic form of asperse, {{bor|en|la|aspersus}} Latin aspersus Head templates: {{en-verb}} sperse (third-person singular simple present sperses, present participle spersing, simple past and past participle spersed)
  1. (obsolete) To disperse. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-sperse-en-verb-V3MVNg21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 62 33 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 43 3

Inflected forms

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