bepaint

be·paint

verb \bi-ˈpānt\

Definition of BEPAINT

transitive verb

archaic

: tinge

Examples of BEPAINT

1. <when one gazes upon the bepainted sky of dawn>

First Known Use of BEPAINT

circa 1555

Related to BEPAINT

Synonyms: color [archaic], dye, paint, pigment, stain, tincture, tinge, tint

Antonyms: decolorize

Related Words: brighten, lighten; darken, embrown, tone (down); checker, dapple, daub, fleck, marble, mottle, pattern, polychrome, speck, speckle, streak, striate, stripe, variegate

Near Antonyms: blanch, bleach, whiten

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Rhymes with BEPAINT

acquaint, attaint, complaint, constraint, distraint, greasepaint, impaint, oil paint, restraint, war paint