intersperse Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb place at intervals in or among
    • intersperse exclamation marks in the text
  2. verb introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions
    interlard.

WordNet

In`ter*sperse" transitive verb
Etymology
L. interspersus interspersed; inter between, among + spargere to scatter. See Sparse.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Interspersed ; present participle & verbal noun Interspersing
Definitions
  1. To scatter or set here and there among other things; to insert at intervals; as, to intersperse pictures in a book.
    There, interspersed in lawns and op'ning glades, Thin trees arise that shun each other's shades. Pope.
  2. To diversify or adorn with things set or scattered at intervals; to place something at intervals in or among; as, to intersperse a book with pictures.
    Which space is interspersed with small islands and rock. Cook.

Webster 1913