Synonyms for bedaub


Grammar : Verb
Spell : bih-dawb
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈdɔb


Définition of bedaub

Origin :
  • 1550s, from be- + daub (v). Related: Bedaubed; bedaubing.
  • verb smear
Example sentences :
  • With this paste the natives delighted to bedaub their faces.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2 » by Hubert Howe Bancroft
  • The men paint or bedaub their faces and breasts with a kind of red earth.
  • Extract from : « The Captive in Patagonia » by Benjamin Franklin Bourne
  • Against which he prepares to bedaub him, and swears he will do it from the beginning, from Jersey to this day.
  • Extract from : « Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete » by Samuel Pepys
  • Whan a man's shoe is blackened and bedaub'd with industry, it will procure him such a supply as will make him cheerful.
  • Extract from : « The Proverbs of Scotland » by Alexander Hislop

Antonyms for bedaub

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