sparge

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/spɑɹd͡ʒ/

Definition of sparge

4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. To sprinkle or spray.
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verb

  1. To sprinkle or spray.
  2. (transitive)To introduce bubbles into (a liquid).
    “Bubble machines sparge water for platform diving competitions to lessen the impact.”

noun

  1. Synonym of lautering.

adj

  1. (not-comparable)That sparges.
    “sparge pipe”

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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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