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bestrew

American  
[bih-stroo] / bɪˈstru /

verb (used with object)

bestrewed, bestrewed, bestrewn, bestrewing

  1. to strew or cover (a surface).

  2. to strew or scatter about.

  3. to lie scattered over.

bestrew British  
/ bɪˈstruː /

verb

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

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Etymology

Origin of bestrew

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

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