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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Inside, the walls are gray concrete, an unconventional choice for an art museum, where drywall—easily patched and repainted—is most often the norm. Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2026 Mayor Ron Bernal said Korin has shown a commitment to maintaining the shopping center by repainting the building and installing new signage. Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026 The production repainted the North Texas landscape to appear as The Big Apple. Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026 Did someone repaint the mechanical horses for children one too many times and now their eyes look crazed? Xuan Juliana Wang, Los Angeles Times, 12 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 21 Mar. 2026.

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