Main Entry: ¹paint

Pronunciation: \ˈpānt\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French paint, peint, past participle of peindre, from Latin pingere to tattoo, embroider, paint; akin to Old English fāh variegated, Greek poikilos variegated, pikros sharp, bitter

Date: 13th century

transitive verb 1 a (1) : to apply color, pigment, or paint to (2) : to color with a cosmetic b (1) : to apply with a movement resembling that used in painting (2) : to treat with a liquid by brushing or swabbing <paint the wound with iodine>
2 a (1) : to produce in lines and colors on a surface by applying pigments (2) : to depict by such lines and colors b : to decorate, adorn, or variegate by applying lines and colors c : to produce or evoke as if by painting <paints glowing pictures of the farm>
3 : to touch up or cover over by or as if by painting
4 : to depict as having specified or implied characteristics <paints them whiter than the evidence justifies — Oliver La Farge>intransitive verb 1 : to practice the art of painting
2 : to use cosmetics