sperse
/spɜː(ɹ)s/
sperse verb: to disperse.
Verb
sperse (third-person singular simple present sperses, present participle spersing, simple past and past participle spersed)
- To disperse.
- On all which did against his course oppose,
Into a cloud of dust spers'd in the air1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “The Visions of Bellay”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC
- On all which did against his course oppose,
Forms of sperse
| third-person singular present | sperses |
|---|---|
| present participle | spersing |
| past participle | spersed |
| past | spersed |
Origin of sperse
Apheretic form of asperse, from Latin aspersus, past participle of aspergere.
Words that rhyme with sperse
36 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- purse
- worse
- -verse
- coerce
- converse
- excurse
- immerse
- multiverse
- obverse
- terce
- terse
- amerce
- asperse
- herse
- neurodiverse
- perse
- reimburse
- transverse
- a blessing and a curse
- absterse
- accurse
- costotransverse
- demerse
- disburse
- Erse
- intertransverse
- megadiverse
- murse
- nontransverse
- pretransverse
- public purse
- recurse
- renverse
- submerse
- subtransverse
- thurse
Questions about sperse
- What does sperse mean?
- Sperse means to disperse.
- What part of speech is sperse?
- Sperse is a verb.
- How do you pronounce sperse?
- Sperse is pronounced /spɜː(ɹ)s/.
- What is the past tense of sperse?
- The past tense of sperse is spersed.
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