bedash

be·dash

[bih-dash]
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.

Origin:
1555–65; be- + dash

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