to dash against (something), as for example waves dash against rocks
2. literary
to cover in dashes or specks of something, such as colour
bedash in American English
(bɪˈdæʃ)
transitive verb
1.
to dash or spatter (something) all over
to bedash a salad with pepper
2.
to dash or strike against
windows bedashed with rain
3.
to demolish or ruin; obliterate
His dreams of glory were quickly bedashed
Word origin
[1555–65; be- + dash]This word is first recorded in the period 1555–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: chorus, clearance, corona, module, reviewbe- is a native English prefix formerly used in the formation of verbs. Other words thatuse the affix be- include: become, bedaub, befriend, besiege