🌱 To plant too much 🌾 To add more seeds

to oversow

7.5

To sow seeds over existing grass or plants to improve growth

verb
/ˌoʊvərˈsoʊ/

: sobresembrar

To repair thin patches, you can oversow grass seed in the fall.

Examples

Farmers often oversow clover to improve pasture quality.
The gardener decided to oversow wildflowers to add more color to the lawn.
Farmers often oversow their fields in early spring.
She plans to oversow her garden with wildflowers.
Farmers often oversow clover to improve pasture quality.
To repair thin patches, you can oversow grass seed in the fall.
The gardener decided to oversow wildflowers to add more color to the lawn.

Synonyms

to plant

vsto oversow

361 1.0

To put seeds or young plants into the soil so they grow

is broader, while the key specifically adds seed on areas with existing plants

to sow

vsto oversow

45 1.8

To plant seeds in the ground so they grow

narrows this act to cases where seeds are added over current plants

to sow in

vsto oversow

1 3.4

To put seeds in the ground so they can grow

is the same basic action but done over existing vegetation

to reseed

vsto oversow

1 4.2

To plant seeds again to restore grass or crops

focuses on adding seed over already growing plants rather than just replanting

to sow seed

vsto oversow

1 2.2

To plant seeds in the ground so they can grow

specifies doing this action over land that already has plants or grass

to overseed

vsto oversow

1 4.9

Plant new grass seed over an existing lawn to make it thicker or look better

is the same action expressed with a different term

to resow

vsto oversow

1 5.1

Plant seeds again in the same place when the first ones do not grow

applies instead to adding seed on top of existing vegetation regardless of failure

to grass over

vsto oversow

3.9

Cover an area of land with short green plants like those on a lawn

means adding seed specifically on top of land that already has plants

to grass

vsto oversow

4.6

To cover an area with short green plants so it looks like a lawn

emphasises sowing new seed over existing plant growth rather than general covering

How Much

to oversow

7.5

to reseed

1 4.2

to sow

45 1.8

to scatter

187 2.8

Surface Forms

oversow infinitive

oversowing present participle

oversows third person singular

oversowed past

oversown past participle

Morphology

oversow = sow (transparent) = over + sow

The prefix 'over-' (on top of/again) combined with 'sow' yields the sense of sowing on land that already has plants; this is a straightforward compositional meaning.

Etymology

Oversow comes from over- meaning 'on top of' or 'again' and sow meaning 'to plant seed'. So, it can mean planting seeds on top of land that already has grass or plants to help it grow better.