strew

To spread here and there; scatter or distribute.

To distribute something over (an area or surface).

To be or become dispersed over (a surface).

To spread (something) over a wide area; disseminate.

To scatter; spread loosely: said of dry, loose, separable filings: as, to strew seed in beds; to strew sand on the floor; to strew flowers over a grave.

To cover in spots and patches here and there, as if by sprinkling or casting loosely about.

To spread a broad; give currency to.

To scatter; to spread by scattering; to cast or to throw loosely apart; — used of solids, separated or separable into parts or particles

To cover more or less thickly by scattering something over or upon; to cover, or lie upon, by having been scattered

To spread abroad; to disseminate.