Similar words: slate, slattern, legislate, translate, translator, legislator, lather, lath. Meaning: ['slæðə(r)] 
v. spread thickly.
v. spread thickly. 31 Most of us slather on oceans of lotions every day, but we don't think about what might be passing the skin barrier and being absorbed into our bodies.
32 Because barbecue doesn't require expensive cuts of meat — why bother when you're just going to slather it in sauce and cook it 'til it falls off the bone?
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