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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They will be added to the city’s existing three-year road maintenance schedule which sees long lines repainted every year and turn lane arrows and crosswalks repainted every three years. Noah Mitchell, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 The vanity table looks completely different now, as it has been restored and repainted to a mahogany color and given all-new brass finishes. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 In bringing the car back to new, an original Porsche 917 fuel cell was fabricated, the frame was pressure-tested, repaired as necessary and repainted, and the brakes and suspension were magnafluxed and refurbished too. New Atlas, 27 Jan. 2025 The doors were repainted a lacquered robin’s-egg blue. Justine Harman, Vulture, 6 Feb. 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 28 Feb. 2025.

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