bestrew

tr.v., -strewed, -strewed, or -strewn (-strūn'), -strew·ing, -strews.

1. To strew (a surface) with things so as to cover it: The crowd bestrewed the streets with confetti.
2. To lie scattered over or about: Books and papers bestrewed the desk.

[Middle English bistrewen, from Old English bestrēowian : be-, be- + strēowian, to strew; see strew.]

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: cover by strewing

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bestrø

Nederlands (Dutch)
bestrooien, bedekken

Français (French)
v. tr. - joncher, parsemer de

Deutsch (German)
v. - bestreuen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κατασκορπίζω, κατασπείρω

Italiano (Italian)
cospargere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - espalhar, estar espalhado

Русский (Russian)
усыпать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - sembrar, cubrir, esparcir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - beströ, ligga kringströdd på

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
撒布, 布满

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 撒布, 佈滿

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 살포하다, ~을 뒤덮다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 表面にまきちらす, 点々とおおう

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) نثر, بذر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮זרה, פיזר‬

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