repaint

[ verb ree-peynt; noun ree-peynt, ree-peynt ]

/ verb riˈpeɪnt; noun ˈriˌpeɪnt, riˈpeɪnt /

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verb (used with object)

to paint again: to repaint the house.

noun

a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.

the act of repainting.

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Origin of repaint

First recorded in 1690–1700; re- + paint

Words nearby repaint

reovirus, rep, repack, repackage, repaglinide, repaint, repair, repairer, repairman, repairperson, repairwoman

How to use repaint in a sentence

She must whitewash these brown men and women, rid them of their savage, slavish ways, and repaint them in her own image.
The Abused Wives of Westeros: A Song of Feminism in ‘Game of Thrones’|Amy Zimmerman|April 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He would repaint their faces and glue human hair onto their heads.
The Moment Kurt Cobain Met Courtney Love|Charles R. Cross|April 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was as sick about it as a Carlyle who must rewrite a burned-up history, an Audubon who must repaint all his pictures.
The Cup of Fury|Rupert Hughes
There was no time to repaint and polish the machine, so he resolved to convert its forlorn appearance into an asset.
The Romance of the Reaper|Herbert Newton Casson

The announcement in the house that the artist was to repaint Mrs. Taine's picture, provoked characteristic comment.
The Eyes of the World|Harold Bell Wright
I remember when you wanted to repaint it, you said you would put on the canvas just what you thought of me; have you?
The Eyes of the World|Harold Bell Wright
I'll repaint the kitchen and get Katy some new cooking utensils to gladden her soul.
Her Father's Daughter|Gene Stratton-Porter

British Dictionary definitions for repaint

repaint

/ (riːˈpeɪnt) /

verb

to apply a new or fresh coat of paint

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