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verb (used with object), strewed, strewn 
[stroon] or strewed, strew·ing.
[stroon] or strewed, strew·ing. 1.
to let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scatter or sprinkle: to strew seed in a garden bed.
2.
to cover or overspread (a surface, place, etc.) with something scattered or sprinkled: to strew a floor with sawdust.
3.
to be scattered or sprinkled over (a surface): Sawdust strewed the floor.
4.
to spread widely; disseminate: to strew rumors among the troops.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English strewen, Old English strewian; cognate with German streuen, Old Norse strā, Gothic straujan; akin to Latin sternere to spread (see stratum)
before 1000; Middle English strewen, Old English strewian; cognate with German streuen, Old Norse strā, Gothic straujan; akin to Latin sternere to spread (see stratum)
Related forms
strew·er, noun
un·der·strew, verb (used with object), -strewed, -strewn or -strewed, -strew·ing.
un·strewed, adjective
un·strewn, adjective
Antonyms
1. gather, reap.
1. gather, reap.
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Strewed
is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History
strew
O.E. streowian, from P.Gmc. *straujanan (cf. O.S. stroian, O.N. stra, Dan. strø, Swed. strö, M.Du. strowen, Du. strooien, O.H.G. strouwen, Ger. streuen, Goth. straujan "to sprinkle, strew"), from PIE base *stere- "to spread, extend, stretch out" (see structure).
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