Besow
//bɪˈsəʊ// verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To sow; sow all around or about; scatter; disperse; plant. transitive
"[...] is to miss for him all the advantage our civilization is prepared to besow upon his childhood."
Example
More examples"[...] is to miss for him all the advantage our civilization is prepared to besow upon his childhood."
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”).
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