besprinkle (verb)

  • 1besprinkle — verb to sprinkle with …

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  • 2besprinkle — verb literary sprinkle with liquid, powder, etc …

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  • 3besprinkle — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English besprengeln, frequentative of besprengen Date: 15th century sprinkle …

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  • 4besprinkle — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To scatter or release in drops or small particles: dust, powder, sprinkle. See STRIKE. 2. To mark with many small spots: bespeckle, dapple, dot, fleck, freckle, mottle, pepper, speck, speckle, sprinkle, stipple. See …

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  • 5besprinkle — /bəˈsprɪŋkəl/ (say buh springkuhl), /bi / (say bee ) verb (t) (besprinkled, besprinkling) to sprinkle over with something; bespatter …

  • 6sprinkle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. scatter, spread, sow; spray, wet; speckle, mottle, powder; drizzle, shower. See water, dispersion, moisture. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dampen, bedew, spray; see moisten , spatter . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 7Besprengen — Besprêngen, verb. reg. act. sprengend befeuchten. Die Wäsche besprengen. Sich mit einem wohl riechenden Wasser besprengen. In weiterer Bedeutung auch zuweilen von trockenen Körpern, wie in der Hauswirthschaft das Fleisch mit Salz, und ein… …

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  • 8diffuse — I verb bespread, besprinkle, bestrew, break up, broadcast, cast forth, circulate, circumfuse, commingle, deal out, decentralize, diffundere, diffundi, disband, disintegrate, disperse, dispread, disseminate, dissipate, distribute, effuse, go in… …

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  • 9dot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spot, speck, point; jot, whit, iota; dowry. See littleness, possession. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. point, period, spot, speck, mark, decimal point, polka dot, pinpoint, atom, particle, grain, iota,… …

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  • 10dust — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. powder; earth, soil; dirt, lint, ash, soot, flue. See powderiness, uncleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dirt, lint, soil, sand, particles, flakes, granules, loess, ashes, cinders, grime, soot, grit,… …

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