to bedaub
- verb
- /bɪˈdɔb/
- You're totally bedaubing the mirror.
Examples
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When baking, it's common to bedaub the pan with butter to prevent sticking.
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The artist will bedaub the canvas with bright colors to create a vibrant masterpiece.
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Children often bedaub their hands with paint during art class.
Synonyms
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3.7
To spread a substance over a surface in a messy way
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3.8
To cover a surface thickly or stick things all over it
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8.1
To cover a surface roughly with a thick sticky substance
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3.5
To make something dirty with wet dirt, for example shoes or floors
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4.0
To spread paint on a surface in a messy, uneven way
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5.1
To cover a surface with soft wet earth to make it smooth
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4.6
To cover something with mud or with a soft wall paste, for example on drywall
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9.9
To cover something with a sticky or greasy substance
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9.9
To smear something roughly with paint, plaster, or another soft wet material
To cover a surface thickly with stickers, paste, or cream
To make something dirty with a sticky or greasy substance
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How Covered
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Morphology
Etymology
Bedaub comes from the prefix be- ('to cover') and the word daub ('to smear'). So, to bedaub something is to cover it by smearing it thickly, often with something sticky or messy.