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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Its once-colorful walls were repainted milky white, and the chalkboard was replaced with a bulletin board, littered with information about health care and nutritional meals for the elderly. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024 Ground teams wiped the soot off of the craft's solar arrays and heat shield, then repainted portions of the capsule's radiators around the edge of Dragon's trunk section before rolling the vehicle back to the launch pad Friday. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 28 Sep. 2024 However, the actress’ body suit became like a wet sponge and had to be repainted, resewn, and dried. Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2024 First was her choice to repaint her white walls a less clinical shade of white. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024 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 28 Nov. 2024.

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