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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

instrew en · VERB

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
instrewing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
instrewn Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
enstrew alternative lexicographic
instrewed Tense=Past lexicographic
instrews Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic