Etymology
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Inherited from Latin spargere, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pregʰ- (“to scatter, to jerk”). Cognate with English sparge. Also compare English sparse.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): (Spain) /espaɾˈθiɾ/ [es.paɾˈθiɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /espaɾˈsiɾ/ [es.paɾˈsiɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: es‧par‧cir
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
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of esparcir (c-z alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive esparcir
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dative
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esparcirme
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esparcirte
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esparcirle, esparcirse
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esparcirnos
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esparciros
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esparcirles, esparcirse
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accusative
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esparcirme
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esparcirte
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esparcirlo, esparcirla, esparcirse
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esparcirnos
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esparciros
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esparcirlos, esparcirlas, esparcirse
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with gerund esparciendo
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dative
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esparciéndome
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esparciéndote
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esparciéndole, esparciéndose
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esparciéndonos
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esparciéndoos
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esparciéndoles, esparciéndose
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accusative
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esparciéndome
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esparciéndote
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esparciéndolo, esparciéndola, esparciéndose
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esparciéndonos
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esparciéndoos
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esparciéndolos, esparciéndolas, esparciéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative esparce
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dative
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espárceme
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espárcete
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espárcele
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espárcenos
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not used
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espárceles
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accusative
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espárceme
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espárcete
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espárcelo, espárcela
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espárcenos
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not used
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espárcelos, espárcelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative esparcí
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dative
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esparcime
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esparcite
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esparcile
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esparcinos
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not used
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esparciles
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accusative
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esparcime
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esparcite
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esparcilo, esparcila
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esparcinos
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not used
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esparcilos, esparcilas
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with formal second-person singular imperative esparza
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dative
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espárzame
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not used
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espárzale, espárzase
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espárzanos
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not used
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espárzales
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accusative
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espárzame
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not used
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espárzalo, espárzala, espárzase
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espárzanos
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not used
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espárzalos, espárzalas
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with first-person plural imperative esparzamos
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dative
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not used
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esparzámoste
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esparzámosle
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esparzámonos
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esparzámoos
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esparzámosles
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accusative
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not used
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esparzámoste
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esparzámoslo, esparzámosla
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esparzámonos
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esparzámoos
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esparzámoslos, esparzámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative esparcid
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dative
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esparcidme
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not used
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esparcidle
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esparcidnos
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esparcíos
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esparcidles
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accusative
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esparcidme
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not used
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esparcidlo, esparcidla
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esparcidnos
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esparcíos
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esparcidlos, esparcidlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative esparzan
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dative
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espárzanme
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not used
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espárzanle
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espárzannos
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not used
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espárzanles, espárzanse
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accusative
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espárzanme
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not used
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espárzanlo, espárzanla
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espárzannos
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not used
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espárzanlos, espárzanlas, espárzanse
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Derived terms
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