v. t. [ OE. sprengen, p. p. sprent, spreint, from AS. sprengan to sprinkle. See Sprinkle. ] To sprinkle; to scatter. [ Obs. ] Wyclif (1 Pet. i. 2). [ 1913 Webster ]

(Physics) A form of air pump in which exhaustion is produced by a stream of mercury running down a narrow tube, in the manner of an aspirator; -- named from the inventor. [ 1913 Webster ]