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

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The founders of Bellwood Coffee publicly apologized and recommissioned local artist Tommy Bronx to repaint his original work. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Tatum repainted the Ferrari dark blue, to match his 250 GTO, and campaigned it in SCCA events up and down the East Coast. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 31 July 2026 Amenities and experiences The entire hotel functions as a kind of living museum; the two-story mural anchoring the ground floor and basement gets fully repainted every one to two months by a different muralist. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026 Today, the outside of the shelter has been repainted and decorated with hanging baskets. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026 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 6 Aug. 2026.

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