bedaub
English
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editEtymology
editFrom be- (“thoroughly, extensively”) + daub, from Old French dauber (“to plaster, whitewash”), from Latin dealbō (“whiten over, plaster”).
Verb
editbedaub (third-person singular simple present bedaubs, present participle bedaubing, simple past and past participle bedaubed)
- (transitive) To smear upon; to soil.
- (transitive) To ornament garishly; to overdecorate.
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editto ornament garishly; to overdecorate
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