"bedaub" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bedaubs [present, singular, third-person], bedaubing [participle, present], bedaubed [participle, past], bedaubed [past]
Etymology: From be- (“thoroughly, extensively”) + daub, from Old French dauber (“to plaster, whitewash”), from Latin dealbō (“whiten over, plaster”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|daub|gloss1=thoroughly, extensively}} be- (“thoroughly, extensively”) + daub, {{der|en|fro|dauber|t=to plaster, whitewash}} Old French dauber (“to plaster, whitewash”), {{der|en|la|dealbō|t=whiten over, plaster}} Latin dealbō (“whiten over, plaster”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} bedaub (third-person singular simple present bedaubs, present participle bedaubing, simple past and past participle bedaubed)
  1. (transitive) To smear upon; to soil. Tags: transitive Translations (to smear upon; to soil): изцапвам (izcapvam) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-bedaub-en-verb-wteAQ-85 Disambiguation of 'to smear upon; to soil': 99 1
  2. (transitive) To ornament garishly; to overdecorate. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bedaub-en-verb-V8CqFUo8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bedawb Related terms: besmear

Inflected forms

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