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Definitions for Sown

[1] a past participle of sow1.
[2] to scatter (seed) over land, earth, etc., for growth; plant.
[3] to plant seed for: to sow a crop.
[4] to scatter seed over (land, earth, etc.) for the purpose of growth.
[5] to implant, introduce, or promulgate; seek to propagate or extend; disseminate: to sow distrust or dissension.
[6] to strew or sprinkle with anything.
[7] to sow seed, as for the production of a crop.
[8] a past participle of sow 1
[9] to scatter or place (seed, a crop, etc) in or on (a piece of ground, field, etc) so that it may grow to sow wheat ; to sow a strip of land
[10] (tr) to implant or introduce to sow a doubt in someone's mind
[11] a female adult pig
[12] the female of certain other animals, such as the mink
[13] metallurgy the channels for leading molten metal to the moulds in casting pig iron iron that has solidified in these channels

Words related to Sown

propagate, grow, scatter, raise, disseminate, toss, fling, inseminate, broadcast, seed, drill, pitch, lodge, implant, strew, disject

Words nearby Sown

sowbelly, sowbread, sowcar, sowens, soweto, sown, sox, soy, soy flour, soy sauce, soya bean

Origin of Sown

1before 900; Middle English sowen, Old English sāwan; cognate with Dutch zaaien, German säen, Old Norse sā, Gothic saian; akin to seed, Latin sēmen seed, serere to sow

Words that may be confused with Sown

sown, sewn

Other words from Sown

un·sown , adjective
sow·a·ble , adjective
sow·er , noun
un·sowed , adjective

Word origin for Sown

Old English sugu; related to Old Norse sӯr, Old High German sū, Latin sūs, Norwegian sugga, Dutch zeug: see swine

Synonyms for Sown

grow, propagate, scatter, broadcast, disseminate, drill, fling, implant, inseminate, lodge, pitch, raise, seed, strew, toss, disject, put in