Definition of "intersperse"

intersperse

/ɪntə(ɹ)ˈspɜː(ɹ)s/

verb
third-person singular simple present intersperses, present participle interspersing, simple past and past participle interspersed
1. To mix two things irregularly, placing things of one kind among things of other.
  Quotations
  For example, a commercial sequence might intersperse pictures of a senator working in his office with shots of ordinary Americans happily working in various walks of life.
  1991, Frank Biocca, Television and Political Advertising: Signs, codes, and images, page 76
2. (transitive) To scatter or insert something into or among other things.
  Quotations
  Review tasks are particularly useful to intersperse when students are experiencing considerable failure.
  1985, Jane Y. Murdock, Barbara V. Hartmann, Communication and language intervention program (CLIP) for individuals with moderate to severe handicaps, page 46
  Goffin is a prose text interspersed with short lists of typical terms exemplifying certain sub-classes of Indian English lexis.
  2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 116
3. (transitive) To diversify by placing or inserting other things among something.