Definitions

bedaub

[bih-dawb] / bɪˈdɔb /

VERB

smear

Synonyms

STRONG

anoint besmear daub smirch smudge soil spread stain sully

Antonyms

STRONG

clean

Example Sentences

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Bedaub, be-dawb′, v.t. to daub over or smear with any dirty matter.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Bedaub them, and the mass of the monikins, too, with just as much filth as you please.

From The Monikins by Cooper, James Fenimore