bestrew

[ bih-stroo ]
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verb (used with object),be·strewed, be·strewed or be·strewn, be·strew·ing.
  1. to strew or cover (a surface).

  2. to strew or scatter about.

  1. to lie scattered over.

Origin of bestrew

1
before 1000; Middle English bistrewen,Old English bestrēowian.See be-, strew

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bestrew

/ (bɪˈstruː) /


verb-strews, -strewing, -strewed, -strewn or -strewed
  1. (tr) to scatter or lie scattered over (a surface)

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