esparcir

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin spargere, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pregʰ- (“to scatter, to jerk”). Cognate with English sparge. Also compare English sparse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /espaɾˈθiɾ/ [es.paɾˈθiɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /espaɾˈsiɾ/ [es.paɾˈsiɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -iɾ Syllabification: es‧par‧cir === Verb === esparcir (first-person singular present esparzo, first-person singular preterite esparcí, past participle esparcido) (transitive) to scatter, disperse; to sprinkle; to fire out (transitive) to entertain, divert (transitive) to circulate, spread (news) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “esparcir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025