adj, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Synonym of lautering.
2. 2
   the act of sprinkling or splashing water wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To sprinkle or spray.
2. 2
   scatter with liquid; wet lightly wordnet
3. 3
   To introduce bubbles into (a liquid). transitive

   "Bubble machines sparge water for platform diving competitions to lessen the impact."

4. 4
   agitate by introducing air or compressed gas wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   That sparges. not-comparable

   "sparge pipe"

Synonyms

All synonyms

sprinkleaerosolaspergeaspergilaspergillumatomizer

Example

More examples

"Bubble machines sparge water for platform diving competitions to lessen the impact."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French espargier, from Latin spargō (whence English sparse), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pregʰ- (“to scatter, to jerk”).

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