1plant (seed) by scattering it on or in the earth:fill a pot with compost and sow a thin layer of seeds on top plant the seeds of (a plant or crop):catch crops should be sown after minimal cultivation plant (a piece of land) with seed:the field used to be sown with oats (
be sown with)
be thickly covered with:the night sky was sown with stars lay or plant (an explosive mine) or cover (territory) with mines: the field had both British and German mines sown in it
2disseminate or introduce (something undesirable):the new policy has sown confusion and doubt