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sown

  [sohn] ,
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–verb
a pp. of sow 1 .

sow

1  [soh] ,verb, sowed, sown or sowed, sow⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to scatter (seed) over land, earth, etc., for growth; plant.
2. to plant seed for: to sow a crop.
3. to scatter seed over (land, earth, etc.) for the purpose of growth.
4. to implant, introduce, or promulgate; seek to propagate or extend; disseminate: to sow distrust or dissension.
5. to strew or sprinkle with anything.
–verb (used without object)
6. to sow seed, as for the production of a crop.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME sowen, OE sāwan; c. D zaaien, G säen, ON sā, Goth saian; akin to seed, L sēmen seed, serere to sow

Related forms:
sow⋅a⋅ble, adjective
sower, noun

Synonyms:
4. inject, lodge, circulate.
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sow 1   (sō)   
v.   sowed, sown (sōn) or sowed, sow·ing, sows

v.   tr.

  1. To scatter (seed) over the ground for growing.

  2. To spread (land, for example) with seed.

  3. To strew something around or over (an area); distribute something over.

  4. To propagate; disseminate: sow rumors.

v.   intr.
To scatter seed for growing.

[Middle English sowen, from Old English sāwan; see sē- in Indo-European roots.]
sow'er n.
sown   (sōn)   
v.  A past participle of sow1.
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Word Origin & History

sow  (n.)
O.E. sugu, su "female of the swine," from P.Gmc. *sugo (cf. O.S., O.H.G. su, Ger. Sau, Du. zeug, O.N. syr), from PIE base *su- (cf. Skt. sukarah "wild boar, swine;" Avestan hu "wild boar;" Gk. hys "swine;" L. sus "swine," swinus "pertaining to swine;" O.C.S. svinija "swine;" Lett. sivens "young pig;" Welsh hucc, Ir. suig "swine; O.Ir. socc "snout, plowshare"), possibly imitative of pig noise, a notion reinforced by the fact that Skt. sukharah means "maker of (the sound) 'su.' " Related to swine. As a term of abuse for a woman, attested from 1508.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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