bedaub

English - Turkish

Definition of bedaub in English Turkish dictionary

kirletmek

bulaştır

bulaştırmak

bulastir

{f} lekelemek

aşırı derecede süslemek

{f} sürmek

kirlet

{f} karalamak

English - English

Definition of bedaub in English English dictionary

To ornament garishly; to overdecorate

To smear upon; to soil

to smear over, as with something oily or sticky

To daub over; to besmear or soil with anything thick and dirty

spread or daub (a surface)

{f} sully; dirty with mud

Related Terms

bedaubed

ornamented in a vulgar or showy fashion

bedaubed

past of bedaub

bedaubing

present participle of bedaub

bedaubs

third-person singular of bedaub

Hyphenation

be·daub

Etymology

[ bi-'dob, -'däb ] (transitive verb.) 1558. From be- (“thoroughly, extensively”) +‎ daub, from Old French dauber (“to plaster, whitewash”), from Latin dealbō (“whiten over, plaster”).

Tenses

bedaubs, bedaubing, bedaubed