smear (v.) Copy link Outline I. To cover with a greasy substanceII. To anoint with oilIII. To lay on plaster, etc.IV. To smear over, rub out anything written (i. e. by smearing the wax with the broad end of the style)1. lĭno, līvi, and lēvi, lĭtum, 32. oblĭno, lēvi, lĭtum, 3 vestrum obleverunt et vestri superscripserunt, Gell. 20, 6, fin. • smear (v.): I. To cover with a greasy substance: lĭno, circumlĭno, perlĭno, collĭno, illĭno, oblĭno (v. to besmear). II. To anoint with oil: ungo, inungo, perungo: v. to anoint. III. To lay on plaster, etc.: induco, trullisso, gypso (v. to plaster): pĭco, impĭco (v. to pitch, IV.). IV. To smear over, rub out anything written (i. e. by smearing the wax with the broad end of the style): 1. lĭno, līvi, and lēvi, lĭtum, 3: I see very many things that deserve to be s.'d over, plurima cerno digna lini, Ov. Pont. 1, 5, 15. 2. oblĭno, lēvi, lĭtum, 3 vestrum obleverunt et vestri superscripserunt, Gell. 20, 6, fin.: v. TO BLOT OUT, erase, obliterate.