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instrew

instrew verb: to strew about; scatter in or upon; spread.

Verb

instrew (third-person singular simple present instrews, present participle instrewing, simple past instrewed, past participle instrewn)

  1. (transitive) To strew about; scatter in or upon; spread.
    • Tubercles and granulations with numerous instrewn giant cells of tuberculous appearance together with necrosis 5 In May 1921 glands on the neck were observed which afterwards increased in size, together with a red swelling on the breast, [...]1962, Acta radiologica, volume 4

Forms of instrew

third-person singular presentinstrews
present participleinstrewing
pastinstrewed
past participleinstrewn
alternative formenstrew

Origin of instrew

From Middle English *instrewen, instrien, equivalent to in- + strew.

Questions about instrew

What does instrew mean?
Instrew means to strew about; scatter in or upon; spread.
What part of speech is instrew?
Instrew is a verb.
What is the past tense of instrew?
The past tense of instrew is instrewed.

Words near instrew in the dictionary

  1. instrengthens
  2. instress
  3. instressed
  4. instresses
  5. instressing
  6. instrew
  7. instrews
  8. instrinsic
  9. instrn.
  10. instrns.
  11. instroke

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