English → Latin
“daub” in Latin
linōto daub, besmear, anointoblinōto daub over, besmearillinōto anoint, appoint; to spread on, apply, beset withperlinōto smear all overungōto anoint, smear with oil, greaseperungōto anoint, besmearhonestusfull of or regarded with honor; honorable; of high birth; noble; distinguished; respectable; eminent; bring or deserving
The English word daub itself goes back to Latin albus, through dealbāre.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
daub
linere; oblinere (aliquid aliqua re): illinere (aliquid aliqua re): perlinere (Col.): ungere; perungere (with anything greasy): *male pingere (of a painter).
Defile, inquinare aliquid aliqua re: one’s self, se inquinare aliqua, re (e.g., coeno, or sordibus).
To coat over, inducere aliquid alicui rei or super aliquid; inducere aliquid aliqua re (e.g., to daubthe walls with wax, inducere ceram parieti, or parietem cera): circumlinere aliquid aliqua re (if coated all round).
To cover with something specious, honesta, praescriptione aliquid tegere: rei deformi dare colorem.
To flatter grossly; Vid: FLATTER.
daub s.
*tabula male picta (after Cic., tabulae bene pictae).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for daub?
- The usual Latin words for “daub” are linō, oblinō, illinō; also perlinō, ungō, perungō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.