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bestrew

be·strew [ bi str ] (past be·strewed, past participle be·strewed or be·strewn [ bi strn ], present participle be·strew·ing, 3rd person present singular be·strews)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. scatter things: to scatter things over something
a church aisle bestrewn with flowers

2. be scattered over something: to be scattered over something
the rice that bestrewed the church steps after the wedding

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