bedaub

== English == === Alternative forms === bedawb === Etymology === From be- (“thoroughly, extensively”) +‎ daub, from Old French dauber (“to plaster, whitewash”), from Latin dealbō (“whiten over, plaster”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɪˈdɔːb/ (General American) enPR: bĭ-dôb′, bē-dôb′ (without the cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /bɪˈdɔb/, /biˈdɔb/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /bɪˈdɑb/, /biˈdɑb/ Rhymes: -ɔːb === Verb === bedaub (third-person singular simple present bedaubs, present participle bedaubing, simple past and past participle bedaubed) (transitive) To smear upon; to soil. Synonyms: bedirty, befoul, sully; see also Thesaurus:dirty (transitive) To ornament garishly; to overdecorate. Synonyms: bedizen, gaud ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== besmear ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === edubba