Bedaub

Origin

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

Full definition of bedaub

Verb

1. (transitive) To smear upon; to soil.
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2. (transitive) To ornament garishly; to overdecorate.

Related terms

• besmear

Anagrams

• edubba