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To strew is to spread something out or scatter.

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An example of strew is to cover a horse’s bed with straw.
An example of strew is to throw flower petals on the aisle at a wedding.

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transitive verb strewed, strewed or strewn, strewing

to spread about here and there by or as by sprinkling; scatter
to cover by or as by scattering something on or over
to be scattered over (a surface)

Origin: ME strewen < OE streawian, akin to Ger streuen < IE *streu- < base *ster-, to extend, stretch out, strew > straw, L struere, to pile up

See strew in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb strewed strewed, strewn strewn (stro͞on) or strewed, strew·ing, strews

To spread here and there; scatter: strewing flowers down the aisle.
To cover (an area or a surface) with things scattered or sprinkled: “Italy . . . was strewn thick with the remains of Roman buildings” (Bernard Berenson).
To be or become dispersed over (a surface).
To spread (something) over a wide area; disseminate.

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Origin: Middle English strewen

Origin: , from Old English strēowian; see ster-² in Indo-European roots

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