English Explanatory Dictionary

bedaub

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To smear upon; to soil.
  2. To ornament garishly; to overdecorate.

Pronunciation

/bɪˈdɔːb/ bĭ-dôb′ bē-dôb′ /bɪˈdɔb/ /biˈdɔb/ /bɪˈdɑb/ /biˈdɑb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bedaub.wav

Word forms

bedaub bedaubs bedaubing bedaubed bedawb

Etymology

From be- (“thoroughly, extensively”) + daub, from Old French dauber (“to plaster, whitewash”), from Latin dealbō (“whiten over, plaster”).

Synonyms

bedirty befoul sully assoil beclart bedaub imbrue (especially with blood) bedizen befile befilth begrime beray beshit besmear besmirch besully bewray blacken blot blur clat contaminate darken defile dirten dirty elt file foil foul gunk gunk up inquinate scunge sling mud slotter slur smear smirch smudge smut smutch soil soss sowl spot stain sullow tarnish uggle gaud

Related words

besmear

Derived words

unbedaubed
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