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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•perse (ə spûrs′),USA pronunciation v.t., -persed, -pers•ing. - to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations;
slander. - to sprinkle;
bespatter.
- Latin aspersus besprinkled (past participle of aspergere), equivalent. to a- a-5 + -sper- (combining form of spar-, variant of sparg- sparge) + -sus, variant of -tus past participle suffix
- 1480–90
as•pers′er, n. as•per′sive, adj. as•per′sive•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged malign, abuse, traduce.
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