repaint
Americanverb (used with object)
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repaints,
present (3rd person singular)
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repainted,
past participle, past
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repainting
present participle
noun
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a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
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the act of repainting.
verb
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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repaintsimple
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repaintssimple
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have repaintedperfect
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has repaintedperfect
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am repaintingprogressive
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are repaintingprogressive
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is repaintingprogressive
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have been repaintingperfect progressive
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has been repaintingperfect progressive
Past
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repaintedsimple
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had repaintedperfect
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was repaintingprogressive
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were repaintingprogressive
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had been repaintingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of repaint
Example Sentences
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Trump brought in contractors to drain the 610-meter pool and repaint it "American flag blue."
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
When I complimented the motel sign, Novak told how, in late 2025, an older Navajo man named Ernie showed up, said he’d painted the motel sign about 40 years ago and offered to repaint it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Aditya Dave, a 29-year-old civil engineer from Brahmapuri, says that his 300-year-old family home has held on to blue for the most part, though, occasionally, they repaint the outer walls in other colours now.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2024
“Now that I took Beezy down, I’ll repaint the bees up here and add a little sparkle before it goes back up on the pole,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2024
The powder-blue walls that my mom swears one day we’re going to repaint.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
His crew strips lead paint, replaces scratched glass, reglazes all glass panels, installs new, hidden weather stripping, and repaints the sash and trim using oil paint made by Fine Paints of Europe.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2018
Will it be considered only an "arrogant intrusion that borders on vandalism" if somebody comes along and repaints the Mona Lisa?
From Time Magazine Archive
Herr Wickhoff, however, seems to think that, were the repaints removed, the Vienna picture might prove to be Giorgione's original painting.
From Giorgione by Herbert Cook
Webster is an expert, a virtuoso in horrifics; in flesh-creeping effects lies his skill; and, indulging that skill, he not only paints the lily, but repaints it and daubs it yet a third time.
From Poetry by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Each new tribe of artists perpetually repaints the same pictures.
From The Crow's Nest by Clarence Day
The stated reason was to let U.S. troops at a British base tour the Qatari-gifted aircraft, which had been freshly repainted in red, white, blue, and gold.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
There's a more visible upgrade next to the nearby Clydeside Expressway, where several of the murals which line one of the city's busiest roads have been repainted to celebrate Scottish sporting legends.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
The two-story brick building was repainted in Reform teal, a large picture of lions wearing Union Jack flags hung on one wall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Trump is having it resurfaced and repainted "American flag blue" to mark the 250th anniversary this summer of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
A client on the West Bank wanted a bathroom repainted.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
And we knew we would need to tackle a few things: stripping garish wallpaper, repainting, taking the one full bath down to the studs.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
The same basic problem affects far larger structures, including the Eiffel Tower and the Golden Gate Bridge, which require extensive repainting to keep their protective coatings in good condition.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Things are being plopped down,” said Birnbaum, whose organization sued the administration over the repainting of the Reflecting Pool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
And he has commissioned the repainting of the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
The woman had fixed Naima’s mistakes as well as completely cleaning, scraping, and repainting eight panels.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
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