"beslather" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: beslathers [present, singular, third-person], beslathering [participle, present], beslathered [participle, past], beslathered [past]
Etymology: From be- (“about, all over”) + slather. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|slather|t1=about, all over}} be- (“about, all over”) + slather Head templates: {{en-verb}} beslather (third-person singular simple present beslathers, present participle beslathering, simple past and past participle beslathered)
  1. (transitive, rare) To slather profusely or all over. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-beslather-en-verb-ddXQ7KCJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

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