bedaub

tr.v., -daubed, -daub·ing, -daubs.

1. To smear; soil.
2. To ornament in a vulgar, showy fashion.

verb

To spread with a greasy, sticky, or dirty substance: besmear, dab, daub, plaster, smear, smirch, smudge. See put on/take off.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: spread or daub over
  Synonyms: smear, besmear

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - besmøre, overmale

Nederlands (Dutch)
besmeuren, bevuilen

Français (French)
v. tr. - barbouiller de

Deutsch (German)
v. - beschmieren, beschmutzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πασαλείβω

Italiano (Italian)
imbrattare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - manchar, enfeitar com exagero, enlamear

Русский (Russian)
мазать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - embadurnar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kladda ner, smutsa ner

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
涂抹, 过分地装饰, 弄脏

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 塗抹, 過分地裝飾, 弄髒

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에 온통 칠하다, ~을 더럽히다, 야하게 꾸며대다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 塗りたくる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) دهن, لطخ, لطش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮מרח בחומר דביק, קישט בצבעים צעקניים, ליכלך‬

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