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aspergō (ads-) ersī, ersus, ere

ad + spargo, to scatter, strew upon, sprinkle, spatter over: guttam bulbo: pecori virus, V. — To sprinkle with, besprinkle, bespatter, bedew: aram sanguine: sanguine mensas, O.—Fig., to throw upon in addition, fasten on besides, affix: viro labeculam: generi orationis sales: Aebutio sextulam, gives as a sprinkling (of an inheritance). — To defile, spot, taint, asperse, stain: vitae splendorem maculis: patrem suspicione, L.: aspergi infamiā, N.

Lewis, Charlton, T. An Elementary Latin Dictionary. New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago. American Book Company. 1890.

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