repaint

verb

re·​paint (ˌ)rē-ˈpānt 

repainted; repainting

transitive verb

: to apply paint to (something) again

repaint a house

repainted the room/walls blue

Examples of repaint in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There were no major updates to Foothill Elementary School over the summer, but the library interior was repainted in spring and the school’s roof was replaced and its multipurpose room repainted last summer. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

The administration's spring renovation, however, was limited to repainting the bottom of the pool and installing a new filtration system, leaving the pipes untouched. — Elise Spenner, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

The founders of Bellwood Coffee publicly apologized and recommissioned local artist Tommy Bronx to repaint his original work. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Tatum repainted the Ferrari dark blue, to match his 250 GTO, and campaigned it in SCCA events up and down the East Coast. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 31 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for repaint

• acquaint
• complaint
• constraint
• distraint
• restraint
• faint
• feint
• maint
• paint
• plaint
• quaint
• saint