sower Definition

sow¹
verb, tr & intr sowed, sown, sowed, sowing

1. To scatter or place (plant seeds, a crop, etc) on or in the earth, in a plant pot, etc.

Thesaurus: seed, plant, inseminate, propagate, scatter, strew.
2. To plant (a piece of land) with seeds, a crop, etc.

Example: sowed the upper field with barley
3. To introduce or arouse.

Example: sowed the seeds of doubt in his mind

Derivative: sower
noun

Idiom: sow one's wild oats

To indulge in a dissipated lifestyle, often having numerous sexual partners, especially for a relatively short period of time in one's youth.

Idiom: sow the seeds of something

See under seed.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon sawan.