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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 desire to have or do something.

To make changes to improve something, usually a system, law, or practice.

Make (something, typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely.

To awaken from sleep or to stir into action.

To make something less severe, serious, or painful; to reduce or alleviate.

To decide or determine an outcome in advance, especially by fate or divine will.