bestrew

[bih-stroo]

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verb (used with object), be·strewed, be·strewed or be·strewn, be·strew·ing.

to strew or cover (a surface).

to strew or scatter about.

to lie scattered over.

Origin of bestrew

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

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Related Words for bestrew

infuse, sprinkle, pepper, daub, smudge, speckle, mottle, intermix, distribute, interlard, diffuse, stipple, speck, spangle, dash, disperse, strew, slop, douse, soil

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Historical Examples of bestrew

Brush over with butter and bestrew with sugar, cinnamon, and currants.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book
Victor Hirtzler
Without any signs of dizziness or staggering, he walked between the boulders which bestrew the path.
The Wolf Cub
Patrick Casey
He kept sending flowers, as if to bestrew the path of his retreat, which was never the path of a return.
The Pupil
Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for bestrew

bestrew

verb -strews, -strewing, -strewed, -strewn or -strewed

(tr) to scatter or lie scattered over (a surface)

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Word Origin and History for bestrew

Old English bestreowian; see be- + strew (v.).