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bedaub

verb

/bɪˈdɔːb/

Meaning

to smear or cover with a sticky or dirty substance

The children bedaubed the wall with paint.

smear, daub, cover, stain, blot

clean, wipe, polish

bedaub with paint, bedaubs the wall, bedaubed face

To make someone very happy or proud.

Extend the application of a method or conclusion to an unknown situation by assuming that existing t...

to free someone from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty

to come together from different directions to meet at a point

To swell or rise in large waves or surges; to flow outward in a rolling motion.

To adjust or mark something so it can be used accurately; to standardize.