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to intersperse
01
to put elements in a mixed manner
Transitive: to intersperse sth
Examples
The author chose to intersperse humor throughout the novel, providing moments of lightness in the otherwise serious storyline.
02
to mix things together in order to make them diverse
Ditransitive: to intersperse sth with sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
intersperse
3rd person singular
intersperses
Present participle
interspersing
Past simple
interspersed
Past participle
interspersed
Examples
The architect interspersed modern elements with traditional design features in the building's facade.
Lexical Tree
interspersion
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