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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Amenities and experiences The entire hotel functions as a kind of living museum; the two-story mural anchoring the ground floor and basement gets fully repainted every one to two months by a different muralist. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026 Today, the outside of the shelter has been repainted and decorated with hanging baskets. Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026 The new liner appears grayer than when the pool was repainted and refilled with water in early June. Matthew Daly, Fortune, 16 July 2026 Kesko will repaint or scrap one truck, the clip will make its rounds, and next week Finns will go back to buying their milk, with the brand never having been in much danger and its composure the only thing that was ever really on trial. Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for repaint

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 3 Aug. 2026.

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