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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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The Solana Beach Civic & Historical Society commissioned Anderson to paint a series of iconic Solana Beach scenes after the post office was repainted a year or so back. News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2025 But Disneyland abandoned that deign motif within a decade, repainting the land to its original white, silver and blue for the park’s 50th anniversary. Robert Niles, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2025 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 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 24 May. 2025.

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