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to beplaster

to beplaster

9.9
To cover a surface thickly with stickers, paste, or cream
  • verb
  • Archaic
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  • The walls in the old house were beplastered with faded wallpaper and notices.

Examples

  • She loves to beplaster her notebook covers with stickers and drawings.

  • The workers beplastered the old building last week.

  • After the birthday party, the children's faces were beplastered with cake and frosting.

  • They will beplaster the walls tomorrow.

  • The children were beplastered in colorful paint after the art project.

  • She beplastered her canvas with vibrant colors to create a beautiful painting.

  • For the festival, they beplastered the walls of the hall with bright banners and streamers.

Synonyms

to coat
vsto beplaster
105 2.8

To cover something with a thin layer of a substance

is thicker and more obvious than a simple single layer
to plaster
vsto beplaster
30 3.8

To cover a surface thickly or stick things all over it

is used for conspicuous pasting or coating that makes the surface stand out
to smother
vsto beplaster
20 4.2

To cover completely with something so it is hard to see or reach

is for thick, showy covering rather than hiding or blocking access
to overlay
vsto beplaster
11 4.2

To cover something with a layer of material

is thicker or more conspicuous than a plain layered placement
to overspread
vsto beplaster
1 7.1

Move across a surface and cover it, like mist or color

is thicker and more conspicuous than a general spreading across a surface
to bedaub
vsto beplaster
1 9.9

To cover something thickly with a sticky, messy substance

focuses on deliberate coating or pasting to make the cover conspicuous
to overcoat
vsto beplaster
6.4

To cover something with an extra layer, often paint or varnish

is about thick, conspicuous covering often by pasting or coating
to besmear
vsto beplaster
9.9

To cover something with a sticky or greasy substance

is thicker and used to create a showy coating rather than messy application

Antonyms

to uncover
37 2.7

Remove a cover to show what is under it

How Thick

to slather
  • Informal
15 6.9
to beplaster
  • Archaic
9.9
to coat
105 2.8
to smear
63 3.7

Surface Forms

beplaster infinitive
beplastered past
beplastered past participle
beplastering present participle
beplasters third person singular

Morphology

beplaster = plaster (transparent) = be + plaster

The productive prefix 'be-' meaning 'to make/cover' combines directly with the verb 'plaster', so the meaning is obvious to learners.

Etymology

Beplaster comes from the small prefix be- and the word plaster. The be- part means 'make' or 'cover with' and plaster is a thick paste used on walls or wounds, so to beplaster is to 'cover' a surface thickly or in a way you can easily see.