Home › Words › S › spersesperse/spɜː(ɹ)s/sperse means to disperse.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, sperse ranks #3,412 of 42,747 for Qualifying.sperse is pronounced /spɜː(ɹ)s/.EtymologyApheretic form of asperse, from Latin aspersus, past participle of aspergere.verbTo disperse.e.g.“On all which did against his course oppose, Into a cloud of dust spers'd in the air” — 1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “The Visions of Bellay”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.disperge 83% match — To sprinkle, scatter, or disperse. vs sperse →disperple 79% match — To scatter; to sprinkle vs sperse →disperse 78% match — To scatter in different directions. vs sperse →resperse 76% match — To sprinkle; to scatter. vs sperse →dispersingly 75% match — So as to disperse. vs sperse →besprenge 74% match — To sprinkle or scatter. vs sperse →asperse 72% match — To sprinkle or scatter (liquid or dust). vs sperse →disparple 72% match — To scatter, disperse. vs sperse →