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 incident led to his eventual arrest, but not before official city crews repainted the same crosswalks a week later. Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026 Until the landlord repainted, there was a black arrow of soot pointing upward from the stove where the fire went whoosh! Alyse Whitney, Saveur, 25 Mar. 2026 The vehicle was originally supplied by Ferrari North America dressed in Fly Yellow, and was repainted in Rosso Corsa for the show. Howard Walker, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2026 The news has been met with swift reactions nationwide, including a push to rename César Chavez Day in California and a move to repaint murals, rename schools and remove monuments in his honor in Chicago. Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 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 28 Mar. 2026.

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