paint

¹paint

verb \ˈpānt\

Definition of PAINT

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

Examples of PAINT

1. I need to paint the bookcase.
2. We're going to paint the room yellow.
3. The classroom wall was painted with clouds and rainbows.
4. He painted that portrait of his wife.
5. She painted the landscape on a square canvas.
6. I like to draw and my sister likes to paint.
7. The beauty of the world inspires me to paint.
8. He paints mostly in oils.
9. The study paints a bleak picture of the effects of pollution on animal life.

Origin of PAINT

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

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to PAINT

Synonyms: delineate, depict, draw, image, limn, describe, picture, portray, render, set out, sketch

Antonyms: decolorize

Related Words: characterize, define, label, qualify, represent; demonstrate, illustrate; narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report, tell; display, exhibit, show; hint, suggest; draft, outline, silhouette, trace, vignette; summarize, sum up, touch off; redescribe, reimage

Near Antonyms: color, distort, falsify, garble, misdescribe, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp

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Rhymes with PAINT

faint, feint, plaint, quaint, saint, taint