| Main Entry: | baptize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | initiate in church rite |
Synonyms: |
admit, asperse, besprinkle, call, christen, cleanse, denominate, dip, dub, entitle, immerse, name, purify, regenerate, sprinkle, term, title |
| Main Entry: | dampen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make wet |
Synonyms: |
bedew, besprinkle, dabble, humidify, moisten, rinse, spray, sprinkle, water, wet |
Antonyms: |
dry |
| Main Entry: | disperse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | distribute; scatter |
Synonyms: |
banish, besprinkle, break up, broadcast, cast forth, circulate, deal, diffuse, disappear, disband, disburse, discharge, dislodge, dismiss, dispel, disseminate, dissipate, dissolve, divvy, dole out, eject, intersperse, measure out, partition, propagate, radiate, rout, scatter, scramble, send off, separate, shed, sow, split up, spray, spread, strew, take off in all directions, vanish |
| Notes: | to disburse means 'to pay out or expend'; to disperse is 'to scatter something' |
Antonyms: |
arrange, assemble, collect, garner, gather |
| Main Entry: | dust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sprinkle tiny particles |
Synonyms: |
besprinkle, cover, dredge, powder, scatter, sift, spray, spread |
| Main Entry: | fleck |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mark with spots |
Synonyms: |
bespeckle, besprinkle, dapple, dot, dust, maculate, mottle, speckle, stipple, streak, variegate |
| Main Entry: | scatter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | strew, disperse |
Synonyms: |
besprinkle, broadcast, cast, derange, diffuse, disband, discard, disject, dispel, disseminate, dissipate, distribute, disunite, diverge, divide, expend, fling, intersperse, litter, migrate, part, pour, put to flight, run away, scramble, separate, set, set asunder, sever, shatter, shed, shower, sow, spend, split up, spray, spread, sprinkle, sunder, take off in all directions, throw around, throw out |
Antonyms: |
collect, gather |
| Main Entry: | dapple |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | speckle |
Synonyms: |
bespeckle, besprinkle, blotch, dot, fleck, mottle, speck, spot, sprinkle, stipple |
| Main Entry: | mottle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | speckle |
Synonyms: |
bespeckle, besprinkle, brindle, dapple, dot, flake, fleck, freckle, mosaic, patch, pepper, punctate, speck, spot, sprinkle, stipple, variegate |
| Main Entry: | speckle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dot |
Synonyms: |
bespeckle, besprinkle, dab, dabble, dapple, fleck, freckle, mottle, pepper, pimple, speck, sprinkle, stipple, stud* |