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bedaub
[
bih-
dawb
]
be·daub
/
bɪˈdɔb
/
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bih-
dawb
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to smear all over; besmear; soil.
2.
to ornament gaudily or excessively.
Origin:
1545–55;
be-
+
daub
Related forms
un·be·daubed,
adjective
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bedaub
(bɪˈdɔːb)
—
vb
1.
to smear all over with something thick, sticky, or dirty
2.
to ornament in a gaudy or vulgar fashion
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