ма́зать — meaning in English

English meaning

• anoint verb To put oil on someone or something, often as part of a religious ceremony.
• daub noun Dung or clay used to bind materials together in building work.
• smear verb To spread a soft or sticky substance across a surface, often messily.

Senses

ма́зать is used for these senses in English:

• anoint (transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
• daub (intransitive, transitive) To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes.
• smear (transitive) To attempt to remove (a substance) from a surface by rubbing.

anoint — full definition

1. verb To put oil on someone or something, often as part of a religious ceremony.
2. verb To formally choose or name someone for an important role, especially a successor.

daub — full definition

1. noun Dung or clay used to bind materials together in building work.
2. noun A layer of mud, plaster or similar material spread over a surface.
3. noun A poorly done or unskilled painting.

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