bedash

[ bih-dash ]

/ bɪˈdæʃ /

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verb (used with object)

to dash or spatter (something) all over: to bedash a salad with pepper.

to dash or strike against: windows bedashed with rain.

to demolish or ruin; obliterate: His dreams of glory were quickly bedashed.

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Origin of bedash

First recorded in 1555–65; be- + dash¹

Words nearby bedash

bed, bedabble, bed and board, bed-and-breakfast, bed and PEP, bedash, bedaub, Bedaux system, bedazzle, bed bath, bed-blocking