bedaub
Cover with goop
To bedaub is to smear or coat something messily with a sticky or greasy substance: The child bedaubed her face with chocolate.
The word often implies excess or clumsiness—paint applied too thickly, makeup laid on without skill.
It's old-fashioned and somewhat literary, more likely encountered in Victorian novels than contemporary speech.
Spread or defame
- slatherApply thickly, liberally
- coatOuter garment or layer
- spreadTo distribute widely
- applyPut into operation
plaster · slick · anoint · grease · paste · cream · balm · ointment
splatter
Scatter in drops
streak · splotch · besmear · soil · muddy · grimy · mucky · grubby · sullied · blotchy
smear
Spread or defame
apply · plaster · slick · anoint · grease · paste · cream · balm · ointment · wax
blemish
Visible flaw or mark
defile · taint · mar · spot · stigma · besmirch · corrupt · pollute · foul · contaminate
embellish
Add decorative elements
bedizen · festoon · deck · beautify · garnish · trim · blazon · caparison · bejewel · prettify