Showered

Showered
Shower Show"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Showered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Showering}.] 1. To water with a shower; to ??t copiously with rain. [1913 Webster]

Lest it again dissolve and shower the earth. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. To bestow liberally; to destribute or scatter in ?undance; to rain. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

C?sar's favor, That showers down greatness on his friends. --Addison. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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