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sparge

/spɑɹd͡ʒ/

sparge verb: to sprinkle or spray.

Verb

sparge (third-person singular simple present sparges, present participle sparging, simple past and past participle sparged)

  1. To sprinkle or spray.
  2. (transitive) To introduce bubbles into (a liquid).
    • Bubble machines sparge water for platform diving competitions to lessen the impact.

Noun

sparge (plural sparges)

  1. Synonym of lautering.
    Synonyms:
    lautering

Adjective

sparge (not comparable)

  1. That sparges.
    • sparge pipe

Synonyms of sparge

Forms of sparge

Verb
third-person singular presentsparges
present participlesparging
past participlesparged
pastsparged
Noun
pluralsparges

Origin of sparge

Borrowed from Middle French espargier, from Latin spargō (whence English sparse), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pregʰ- (“to scatter, to jerk”).

Words formed from sparge

Phrases with sparge

Questions about sparge

What does sparge mean?
Sparge means to sprinkle or spray.
What part of speech is sparge?
Sparge can be a verb, a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce sparge?
Sparge is pronounced /spɑɹd͡ʒ/.
What is the past tense of sparge?
The past tense of sparge is sparged.

Words near sparge in the dictionary

  1. sparganiaceous
  2. sparganium
  3. sparganiums
  4. sparganosis
  5. sparganum
  6. sparge
  7. sparge pipe
  8. sparge pipes
  9. sparged
  10. spargefaction
  11. spargefactions

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