distribute vs strew

distribute and strew both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
distribute	No	No	Yes	No
strew	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, strew is a hyponym of distribute; that is, strew is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than distribute:

distribute (verb)	strew (verb)
cause to become widely known	spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
to arrange in a systematic order	cover; be dispersed over
distribute or disperse widely
cause to be distributed
administer or bestow, as in small portions
give to several people
release
be mathematically distributive
be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses
spread throughout a given area