<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) Sowed, sown or sowed, sowing.<ul><li>To scatter (seed) over land, earth, etc., for growth; plant.</li><li>To plant seed for: to sow a crop.</li><li>To scatter seed over (land, earth, etc.) for the purpose of growth.</li><li>To implant, introduce, or promulgate; seek to propagate or extend; disseminate: to sow distrust or dissension.</li><li>To strew or sprinkle with anything.</li></ul></li></ul>