Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sparge \Sparge\, v. t. [L. spargere; cf. F. asperger.]
   To sprinkle; to moisten by sprinkling; as, to sparge paper.

Source : WordNet®

sparge
     n : the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a
         sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over
         the malt" [syn: {sprinkle}, {sprinkling}]

sparge
     v 1: agitate by introducing air or compressed gas; "sparge the
          water"
     2: scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" [syn:
        {sprinkle}, {besprinkle}]