figurative; esp. To season, ‘spice’ (a composition, speech). Also with up. (Cf. farse, v.)

transitive. Chiefly with with. To dot (a surface, landscape, etc.) randomly or irregularly with something; to intersperse (a text, conversation…

to affect or treat with cantharides (esp. as an aphrodisiac); also figurative.

transitive. To add passion or colour to (speech, writing, etc.); to intersperse with provocative or contentious elements. Also intransitive.

transitive. To sharpen, to give a point to; (figurative) to give sharpness or keenness to.