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bedash

American  
[bih-dash] / bɪˈdæʃ /

verb (used with object)

  1. to dash or spatter (something) all over.

    to bedash a salad with pepper.

  2. to dash or strike against.

    windows bedashed with rain.

  3. to demolish or ruin; obliterate.

    His dreams of glory were quickly bedashed.

Etymology

Origin of bedash

First recorded in 1555–65; be- + dash 1

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Bedash, be-dash′, v.t. to bespatter with water.

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