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beplaster

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɑːstə(ɹ)
  • rhymes with -æstə(ɹ)

1

verb

Meaning 1

To plaster over; to cover or smear thickly; to bedaub (with something).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters
  • She let the walls of the apartment be beplastered with stucco

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: plaster

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cover

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h1épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h1epider. Proto-Indo-European *h1pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English plaster English beplaster From be- + plaster.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: bepflastern — to cover
  • German: bedecken — to cover