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verb
To sprinkle or scatter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: obsolete except as past participle adjective
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle English besprengen, from Old English besprenġan, equivalent to be- (“about; all over”) + springe (“to sprinkle”).
