"bedash" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /bɪˈdæʃ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: bedashes [present, singular, third-person], bedashing [participle, present], bedashed [participle, past], bedashed [past]
Rhymes: -æʃ Etymology: From be- + dash. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|dash}} be- + dash Head templates: {{en-verb}} bedash (third-person singular simple present bedashes, present participle bedashing, simple past and past participle bedashed)
  1. To dash against.
    Sense id: en-bedash-en-verb-ez62YnMG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 30 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 29 34
  2. To bespatter with liquid or powder.
    Sense id: en-bedash-en-verb-DzZ7tn6a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 30 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 29 34
  3. To ruin or obliterate.
    Sense id: en-bedash-en-verb-h9q4pcrm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 30 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 29 34

Inflected forms

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