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bedaub

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of bedaub

to rub an oily or sticky substance over

the toddler delightedly bedaubed herself with her mother's makeup

Synonyms of bedaub

anoint, besmear, daub, smear

Words Related to bedaub

coat, paint, plaster

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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