Sprinkle
Sprinkle (sprin"k'l) , transitive verb
[Old English sprenkelen, freq. of sprengen to sprinkle, to scatter, Anglo-Saxon sprengan, properly, to make to spring, causative of springan to spring; akin to Dutch sprenkelen to sprinkle, German sprengen. See Spring, v. i., and compare Sprent.]
1.
To scatter in small drops or particles, as water, seed, etc.
2.
To scatter on; to disperse something over in small drops or particles; to besprinkle; as, to sprinkle the earth with water; to sprinkle a floor with sand.
3.
To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.
Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience.
Sprinkle , intransitive verb
1.
To scatter a liquid, or any fine substance, so that it may fall in particles.
And the priest shall... sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord.
2.
To rain moderately, or with scattered drops falling now and then; as, it sprinkles.
3.
To fly or be scattered in small drops or particles.
Sprinkle , noun
1.
A small quantity scattered, or sparsely distributed; a sprinkling.
2.
A utensil for sprinkling; a sprinkler. [Obsolete]