asperge
/əˈspɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/
asperge verb: to sprinkle.
Verb
asperge (third-person singular simple present asperges, present participle asperging, simple past and past participle asperged)
- To sprinkle.
- First let him go up to the principal Altar and asperge it on every side.1877, John David Chambers, Divine worship in England in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries contrasted and adapted to that of the nineteenth
Noun
asperge (plural asperges)
- An aspergillum.
Forms of asperge
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | asperges |
| present participle | asperging |
| past participle | asperged |
| past | asperged |
| Noun | |
| plural | asperges |
Origin of asperge
From Latin aspergō (compare aspersion from the same verb).
Clipping of aspergillum.
Words that rhyme with asperge
Questions about asperge
- What does asperge mean?
- Asperge means to sprinkle.
- What part of speech is asperge?
- Asperge can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce asperge?
- Asperge is pronounced /əˈspɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/.
- What is the past tense of asperge?
- The past tense of asperge is asperged.
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