repaint

verb

re·​paint (ˌ)rē-ˈpānt How to pronounce repaint (audio)
repainted; repainting

transitive verb

: to apply paint to (something) again
repaint a house
repainted the room/walls blue

Examples of repaint in a Sentence

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Then there’s the clue found at the scene of the crime: Part of one fresco has been skillfully but incongruously repainted, which implicates a whole cadre of fellow artists all experimenting with the new style that will one day become known as Mannerism. Chelsea Leu, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025 The artist repainted this portrait after Strindberg expressed his disapproval. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025 All of the slide structures will be repainted and the staircases retreaded. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2025 Republicans celebrated the demise of Black Lives Matter Plaza, which was completely dismantled and repainted. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for repaint

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of repaint was in 1600

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“Repaint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repaint. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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