bedaub

be·daub

verb \bi-ˈdȯb, -ˈdäb, bē-\

Definition of BEDAUB

transitive verb

1

: to daub over : besmear

2

: to ornament with vulgar excess

Examples of BEDAUB

1. <the toddler delightedly bedaubed herself with her mother's makeup>

First Known Use of BEDAUB

1558

Related to BEDAUB

Synonyms: anoint, smear, besmear, daub

Related Words: coat, paint, plaster; grease, oil; gum, lard, pitch, tar; befoul, begrime, bemire, besmirch, blacken, dirty, foul, gaum [dialect], grime, mire, muck, muddy, smirch, smudge, soil, stain, sully

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Rhymes with BEDAUB

corncob, day job, demob, doorknob, heartthrob, hobnob, macabre, McJob, memsahib, nabob, nawab, plumb bob, Punjab, snow job, stop knob, Welsh cob