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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In the meantime, she’s been busy renovating her property, completing mainly aesthetic and functional tasks, such as upgrading the electrical system, repainting the walls and adding laundry facilities. Silvia Marchetti, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025 Workers repaint a Ten Commandments billboard off Interstate 71 on Election Day near Chenoweth, Ohio, on November 7, 2023. Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025 Supporters had attempted to restore the rainbow hues to the sidewalk with colored paint before the Florida Department of Transportation again repainted it black and white, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025 The door of the building will need to be repainted, and the vehicles will need to be cleaned. Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025 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 4 Sep. 2025.

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