aspergo

Meaning

Verb

1. (conjugation-3) to scatter or strew something or someone
2. (conjugation-3) to scatter or strew a person or thing with something; splash over
3. (conjugation-3, with-ablative) to spot, stain, sully, asperse; besmirch
4. (conjugation-3) to sprinkle, spatter over
5. (conjugation-3, figuratively) to bestow, bequeath something to, set apart for

Noun

A sprinkling, a besprinkling

Concepts

sprinkle

calumniate

cover

defame

denigrate

slander

splash

splatter

spray

asperse

traduce

Synonyms

conspergo

contingo

respergo

spargo

exspergo

Translations

رش

نضح

بخ

ذر

anschwärzen

besprühen

🚿

besudeln

diffamieren

verlästern

verleumden

verunglimpfen

calomnier

déprécier

diffamer

نثر

Pronounced as (IPA)

[asˈpɛr.ɡoː]

Etymology

From ad- (“to, towards, at”) + spargō (“strew, scatter; sprinkle; moisten”).