Home › Words › B › begaudbegaudbegaud means to make gaudy.EtymologyFrom be- + gaud.verbTo make gaudy.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.gaudify 84% match — To make gaudy. vs begaud →engaud 84% match — To make gaudy; to adorn or decorate. vs begaud →begild 71% match — To cover with gold, or to make golden (in color, or figuratively). vs begaud →begold 70% match — To cover with or as with gold. vs begaud →begem 69% match — To adorn (as if) with gems. vs begaud →bedizen 69% match — To dress or ornament (someone or something), especially in a gaudy, showy, or tasteless manner. vs begaud →beglamour 69% match — To make glamorous. vs begaud →gaudish 67% match — gaudy vs begaud →