bepaint

verb

bi-ˈpānt How to pronounce bepaint (audio)
Definition of bepaintnext
archaic
as in to paint
to give color or a different color to when one gazes upon the bepainted sky of dawn

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bepaint
  1. paint
  2. tint
  3. stain
  4. color
  5. dye
Verb
  • The coffin is painted bright green and black, to represent the logo colors for the haunted house.
    — Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Newsom’s critics have long tried to paint the governor as lax on crime as concerns about homelessness and petty crime reached a fever pitch during the pandemic as videos of public smash-and-grabs in cities like San Francisco went viral.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of paint
Verb
  • The traditional vanilla creme filling turns a bright orange, tinted with annatto rather than artificial dye, and the crunchy cocoa cookies are carved to look like little jack-o’-lanterns.
    — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Fel Beauty launched in January with its original Kissylips tinted balms.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of tint
Verb
  • The armpits of the Quran shirt are stained with centuries-old sweat.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In 2005, a vote-buying scheme known as Mensalão led to the conviction of senior PT figures and stained the party’s image.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of stain
Verb
  • Somewhere today, a healthcare worker is coloring another tiny pinkie purple.
    — Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Kushner, in a fury, devised the salacious revenge plot that has colored his reputation ever since.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of color
Verb
  • When my mom was younger, the studio dyed her hair blonde, and my daughter is blonde.
    — Gustavo Egusquiza, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
  • According to Triarchy, one pair of jeans can take around 100 bottles of water or roughly 75 liters to dye and finish.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of dye
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“Bepaint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bepaint. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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