bedaub
Meaning
- To smear upon; to soil.
- To ornament garishly; to overdecorate.
Synonyms
barge into
discolorise
discolorize
discolourise
rub on
paint heavily
besmear with
Etymology
From be- (“thoroughly, extensively”) + daub, from Old French dauber (“to plaster, whitewash”), from Latin dealbō (“whiten over, plaster”).
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