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be⋅strew

  [bi-stroo]
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–verb (used with object), -strewed, -strewed or -strewn, -strew⋅ing.
1. to strew or cover (a surface).
2. to strew or scatter about.
3. to lie scattered over.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME bistrewen, OE bestrēowian. See be-, strew
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be·strew   (bĭ-strōō')   
tr.v.   be·strewed, be·strewed or be·strewn (-strōōn'), be·strew·ing, be·strews

  1. To strew (a surface) with things so as to cover it: The crowd bestrewed the streets with confetti.

  2. To lie scattered over or about: Books and papers bestrewed the desk.


[Middle English bistrewen, from Old English bestrēowian : be-, be- + strēowian, to strew; see strew.]
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