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
bedaubing
verb
as in smearing
to rub an oily or sticky substance over the toddler delightedly bedaubed herself with her mother's makeup Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- smearing
- painting
- coating
- besmearing
- daubing
- anointing
- staining
- plastering
- smudging
- oiling
- gauming
- smirching
- griming
- greasing
- bemiring
- dirtying
- mucking
- soiling
- tarring
- besmirching
- gumming
- blackening
- larding
- sullying
- befouling
- muddying
- miring
- begriming
- fouling
- pitching
