repaint

verb

re·​paint (ˌ)rē-ˈpānt How to pronounce repaint (audio)
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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The production repainted the Texas landscape to appear as The Big Apple. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026 My artist friend, Heather Gentile Collins, came to the rescue and repainted the faces, as well as customized the swimwear to my liking. Ashley Poskin, Martha Stewart, 4 Mar. 2026 During this process, the car was stripped of its original white paint, stripped to bare metal, and repainted its current metallic Anthracite hue. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2026 Cezanne, for example, wanted to repaint Poussin, but from nature, and, in so doing, broke up the canvas’s optical field into hot colors that advanced and cold colors that receded. Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for repaint

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above

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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 13 Mar. 2026.

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