bedaub
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From be- (“thoroughly, extensively”) + daub, from Old French dauber (“to plaster, whitewash”), from Latin dealbō (“whiten over, plaster”).
[edit] Verb
bedaub (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
