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bedaub

be·daub

UK/bɪˈdɔːb/ US/bɪˈdɔb/ uncommon

verb

1.

spread or daub (a surface)

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Origin

From be- (“thoroughly, extensively”) + daub, from Old French dauber (“to plaster, whitewash”), from Latin dealbō (“whiten over, plaster”).

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