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sownimpregnated with seed; propagated; spread: You have sown the seeds of suspicion.
Not to be confused with:sewn – made, repaired: I have sewn the pieces together.sown S0299500 (sōn)v.A past participle of sow1.sown (səʊn) vb a past participle of sow1sow1 (soʊ)
v. sowed, sown sowed, sow•ing. v.t. 1. to scatter (seed) over land, earth, etc., for growth; plant. 2. to scatter seed over (land, earth, etc.) for the purpose of growth. 3. to implant, introduce, or promulgate; disseminate: to sow distrust or dissension. 4. to strew or sprinkle with anything. v.i. 5. to sow seed, as for the production of a crop. Idioms: sow one's wild oats, to have a youthful fling at reckless, indiscreet behavior. [before 900; Middle English; Old English sāwan, c. Old Saxon sāian, Old High German sā(w)en, Old Norse sā, Gothic saian; akin to seed, Latin sēmen seed, serere to sow] sow′a•ble, adj. sow′er, n. sow2 (saʊ)
n. 1. an adult female swine. 2. the adult female of various other animals, as the bear. 3. a. a large oblong mass of iron that has solidified in the common channel through which the molten metal flows to the smaller channels where the pigs solidify. b. the common channel itself. [before 900; Middle English sowe, Old English sugu, c. Old Saxon suga] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | sown - sprinkled with seed; "a seeded lawn"seededplanted - set in the soil for growth |
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