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besprinkle

besp·rinkle

uncommon archaic

verb

1.

scatter with liquid; wet lightly

  • “Sprinkle the lawn”
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Origin

From Middle English bisprenklen, bisprenglen, bispringlen, equivalent to be- + sprinkle.

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