daubed

• anointed
• bedaubed
• befouled
• begrimed
• bemired
• besmeared
• besmirched
• blackened
• coated
• collied
• colored
• confused
• contaminated
• creamy
• crocked
• defiled
• dirtied
• disarranged
• disarrayed
• discolored
• disheveled
• dishevelled
• disordered
• distained
• draggled
• fatty
• fouled
• freshened
• gaumed
• greased
• grimed
• gummed
• jumbled
• larded
• lubricated
• lubricious
• messed
• mired
• mucked
• muddied
• muddled
• oiled
• oleaginous
• painted
• pitched
• plastered
• polluted
• pomaded
• powdered
• reddened
• rouged
• salved
• slick
• slimy
• slithery
• smeared
• smirched
• smudged
• soiled
• stained
• sullied
• swabbed
• tainted
• tarred
• unctuous

• brightened
• brushed
• cleaned
• cleansed
• decontaminated
• deodorized
• disinfected
• dry
• dry-cleaned
• dusted
• freshened
• laundered
• mopped
• purged
• purified
• renewed
• rinsed
• sanitized
• scoured
• scrubbed
• swept
• washed
• wiped

• verb
  1. To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes.
  2. To paint (a picture, etc.) in a coarse or unskilful manner.
  3. To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal.
  4. To flatter excessively or grossly.
  5. To put on without taste; to deck gaudily.

• She daubed colorful paint onto the canvas, creating a vibrant abstract artwork.
• The children happily daubed their hands with paint and pressed them onto the paper to make handprint art.
• The vandal daubed graffiti on the abandoned building's walls, leaving behind their mark.
• He daubed soothing ointment on the burn to alleviate the pain and promote healing.
• The artist skillfully daubed shadows and highlights to bring depth to the portrait.

dabbed

caked

laid

laid on

painted

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