Home › Words › B › beslatherbeslatherbeslather · verb — to slather profusely or all over.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom be- (“about, all over”) + slather.verbTo slather profusely or all over.e.g.“Such the royalist beslathers with laudation nigh divine.” — 1890, George Henry Martin, A Song for My Son:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.slathering 77% match — The act of spreading thickly. vs beslather →splather 72% match — To splash or slather. vs beslather →beslaver 71% match — To cover with slaver, or anything suggesting slaver. vs beslather →beslabber 70% match — To slabber all over; beslaver; beslobber. vs beslather →besmear 69% match — To smear over, to smear all over, to daub. vs beslather →beslobber 68% match — To wet, besmear, or befoul with spittle or anything running from the mouth; cover in slobber; bespawl. vs beslather →beplaster 68% match — To plaster over; to cover or smear thickly; to bedaub (with something). vs beslather →beslurry 64% match — To soil; smear with mud or excrement; make dirty. vs beslather →