bedaub
verb
be·daub bi-ˈdȯb 
-ˈdäb,
bē-
bedaubed; bedaubing; bedaubs
transitive verb
1
: to daub over : besmear
2
: to ornament with vulgar excess
Synonyms
- anoint
- besmear
- daub
- smear
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Example Sentences
the toddler delightedly bedaubed herself with her mother's makeup
Word History
First Known Use
1558, in the meaning defined at sense 1
bedaub
verb
as in to smear
to rub an oily or sticky substance over the toddler delightedly bedaubed herself with her mother's makeup Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- smear
- paint
- coat
- daub
- plaster
- stain
- anoint
- besmear
- oil
- smudge
- gaum
- tar
- soil
- dirty
- bemire
- grease
- muck
- lard
- gum
- sully
- mire
- muddy
- grime
- smirch
- besmirch
- pitch
- foul
- begrime
- blacken
- befoul
