Synonyms

bedaub

American

[bih-dawb] / bɪˈdɔb /

verb (used with object)

to smear all over; besmear; soil.
to ornament gaudily or excessively.

bedaub British

/ bɪˈdɔːb /

verb

to smear all over with something thick, sticky, or dirty
to ornament in a gaudy or vulgar fashion

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Other Word Forms

unbedaubed

adjective

Etymology

Origin of bedaub

First recorded in 1545–55; be- + daub

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