sparge
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sparge
(spärj)tr.v. sparged, sparg·ing, sparg·es
1. To spray or sprinkle.
2. To run additional water through (a partly or completely drained mash) to extract more fermentable sugars.
3. To introduce air or gas into (a liquid).
n.
A sprinkle.
[Obsolete French espargier, from Old French, from Latin spargere.]
sparg′er n.
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sparge
(spɑːdʒ)vb
rare to sprinkle or scatter (something)
[C16: from Latin spargere to sprinkle]
ˈsparger n
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sparge
(spɑrdʒ)v. sparged, sparg•ing,
n. v.t., v.i.
1. to scatter or sprinkle.
n. 2. a sprinkling.
[1550–60; < Latin spargere]
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sparge
Past participle: sparged
Gerund: sparging
| Imperative |
|---|
| sparge |
| sparge |
| Present |
|---|
| I sparge |
| you sparge |
| he/she/it sparges |
| we sparge |
| you sparge |
| they sparge |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I sparged |
| you sparged |
| he/she/it sparged |
| we sparged |
| you sparged |
| they sparged |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am sparging |
| you are sparging |
| he/she/it is sparging |
| we are sparging |
| you are sparging |
| they are sparging |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have sparged |
| you have sparged |
| he/she/it has sparged |
| we have sparged |
| you have sparged |
| they have sparged |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was sparging |
| you were sparging |
| he/she/it was sparging |
| we were sparging |
| you were sparging |
| they were sparging |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had sparged |
| you had sparged |
| he/she/it had sparged |
| we had sparged |
| you had sparged |
| they had sparged |
| Future |
|---|
| I will sparge |
| you will sparge |
| he/she/it will sparge |
| we will sparge |
| you will sparge |
| they will sparge |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have sparged |
| you will have sparged |
| he/she/it will have sparged |
| we will have sparged |
| you will have sparged |
| they will have sparged |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be sparging |
| you will be sparging |
| he/she/it will be sparging |
| we will be sparging |
| you will be sparging |
| they will be sparging |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been sparging |
| you have been sparging |
| he/she/it has been sparging |
| we have been sparging |
| you have been sparging |
| they have been sparging |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been sparging |
| you will have been sparging |
| he/she/it will have been sparging |
| we will have been sparging |
| you will have been sparging |
| they will have been sparging |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been sparging |
| you had been sparging |
| he/she/it had been sparging |
| we had been sparging |
| you had been sparging |
| they had been sparging |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would sparge |
| you would sparge |
| he/she/it would sparge |
| we would sparge |
| you would sparge |
| they would sparge |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have sparged |
| you would have sparged |
| he/she/it would have sparged |
| we would have sparged |
| you would have sparged |
| they would have sparged |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Noun 1. sparge - the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt"
watering - wetting with water; "the lawn needs a great deal of watering"
Verb 1. sparge - agitate by introducing air or compressed gas; "sparge the water"
2. [画像:sparge - scatter with liquid]sparge - scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn"
wet - cause to become wet; "Wet your face"
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