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repaint.

To paint anew or again, especially if recently painted.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɹiːˈpeɪnt//ˈɹiːpeɪnt/
  1. To paint anew or again, especially if recently painted.

    to repaint a house; to repaint the ground of a picture
  2. To draw or render again on the display.

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pinéḱti Proto-Italic *pingō Latin pingō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin pictus Vulgar Latin *pinctus French peint Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Old French peintierder. Middle English peynten English paint English repaint From re- + paint (“verb”).

noun/ɹiːˈpeɪnt//ˈɹiːpeɪnt/
  1. The act or process of painting something again, especially if recently painted.

    They didn't like the color so we had to do a repaint.
  2. The act of drawing or rendering again on the display.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pinéḱti Proto-Italic *pingō Latin pingō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin pictus Vulgar Latin *pinctus French peint Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Old French peintierder. Middle English peynten English paint English repaint From re- + paint (“verb”).

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