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| Main Entry: |
sprinkle
[spring-kuhl]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scatter, disseminate |
| Synonyms: | baptize, christen, dampen, dot, dredge, dust, freckle, mist, moisten, pepper, powder, rain, shake, shower, smear, speck, speckle, spit, spot, spray, spritz, squirt, strew, stud |
| Antonyms: | collect, gather |
| Main Entry: | bless |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sanctify |
| Synonyms: | absolve, anoint, baptize, beatify, canonize, commend, confirm, consecrate, cross, dedicate, enshrine, eulogize, exalt, extol, give thanks to, glorify, hallow, honor, invoke benefits, invoke happiness, laud, magnify, make holy, offer, offer benediction, ordain, panegyrize, praise, pray for, pronounce holy, sacrifice, sign, sprinkle, thank |
| Antonyms: | condemn, curse, damn |
| Main Entry: | cast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | emit, give |
| Synonyms: | aim, bestow, deposit, diffuse, direct, distribute, point, radiate, scatter, shed, spatter, spray, spread, sprinkle, strew, train |
| Antonyms: | receive, take |
| Main Entry: | christen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | named in religious rite |
| Synonyms: | asperse, baptize, bless, call, dedicate, denominate, designate, dub, entitle, godparent, immerse, sprinkle, style, 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: | dot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make spot(s) |
| Synonyms: | bespeckle, dab, dabble, fleck, freckle, pepper, pimple, sprinkle, stipple, stud |
| Main Entry: | drip |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | drop, trickle |
| Synonyms: | dribble, drizzle, exude, filter, plop, rain, splash, sprinkle, trill, weep |
| Antonyms: | pour |
| Main Entry: | drizzle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fine rain |
| Synonyms: | dribble, drip, drop, mist, mizzle, shower, spit, spray, sprinkle |
| Antonyms: | downpour |
| Main Entry: | immerse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | submerge in liquid |
| Synonyms: | asperse, baptize, bathe, bury, christen, dip, douse, drench, drown, duck, dunk, merge, plunge, saturate, sink, slop, soak, souse, sprinkle, steep, submerse |
| Notes: | immerse means to thrust into or engross fully; submerge means sink below the surface or put under water |
| Antonyms: | dry, retrieve |
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