Bedaub

verb

verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To smear upon; to soil. transitive

    "In this 6 mile we Crosst several miring branches in which we were all terribly bedaubed … Having almost spent the day in this toilsome tho short Journey."

  2. 2
    spread or daub (a surface) wordnet
  3. 3
    To ornament garishly; to overdecorate. transitive

Synonyms

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besmearbedizenapply paintassoilattaintbeclart

Example

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"In this 6 mile we Crosst several miring branches in which we were all terribly bedaubed … Having almost spent the day in this toilsome tho short Journey."

Etymology

From be- (“thoroughly, extensively”) + daub, from Old French dauber (“to plaster, whitewash”), from Latin dealbō (“whiten over, plaster”).

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