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spersed

spersed is the simple past and past participle of sperse.

Meaning of sperse

Verb

sperse (third-person singular simple present sperses, present participle spersing, simple past and past participle spersed)

  1. (obsolete) 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

Questions about spersed

What is spersed the simple past and past participle of?
Spersed is the simple past and past participle of sperse.

Words near spersed in the dictionary

  1. sperrylite
  2. sperrylites
  3. Sperrys
  4. Spers
  5. sperse
  6. spersed
  7. sperses
  8. spersing
  9. spertiniite
  10. SPEs
  11. spes phthisica

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