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besow

verb
/bɪˈsəʊ/

Etymology

From Middle English besowen, bisawen, from Old English besāwan (“to sow, sow about”); equivalent to be- + sow. Cognate with Middle High German besǣjen (“to besow”).

  1. inherited from besāwan — “to sow, sow about”
  2. inherited from besowen

Definitions

  1. To sow

    To sow; sow all around or about; scatter; disperse; plant.

    • [...] is to miss for him all the advantage our civilization is prepared to besow upon his childhood.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA