besprinkle

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: be=sprin=kle

CIDE DICTIONARY

besprinkle, v. t. 

 To sprinkle over; to scatter over.  [1913 Webster]
"The bed besprinkles, and bedews the ground."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

besprinkle, v.tr.
1 sprinkle or strew all over with liquid etc.
2 sprinkle (liquid etc.) over.

Etymology

ME f. BE- + sprengen in the same sense

ROGET THESAURUS

besprinkle

Mixture

VB mix, join, combine, commix, immix, intermix, mix up with, mingle, commingle, intermingle, bemingle, shuffle, pound together, hash up, stir up, knead, brew, impregnate with, interlard, intertwine, interweave, associate with, miscegenate, be mixed, get among, be entangled with, instill, imbue, infuse, suffuse, transfuse, infiltrate, dash, tinge, tincture, season, sprinkle, besprinkle, attemper, medicate, blend, cross, alloy, amalgamate, compound, adulterate, sophisticate, infect.

Variegation

VB be variegated, variegate, stripe, streak, checker, chequer, bespeckle, speckle, besprinkle, sprinkle, stipple, maculate, dot, bespot, tattoo, inlay, damascene, embroider, braid, quilt.