depaint (third-person singular simple present depaints, present participle depainting, simple past depainted, past participle (archaic, rare) depainten or depainted)
(archaic) To depict
Synonyms: paint, portray, delineate
(archaic) To depict in words; to describe graphically.
(archaic) To colour; to decorate with colours.
(archaic) To stain; to distain.
(transitive) To remove paint from.
• antidep, inadept, painted, pantied, patined, tenidap
Source: Wiktionary
De*paint", p. p. Etym: [F. dépeint, p. p. of dépeindre to paint, fr. L. depingere. See Depict, p. p.]
Definition: Painted. [Obs.] Chaucer.
De*paint", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depainted; p. pr. & vb. n. Depainting.]
1. To paint; to picture; hence, to describe; to delineate in words; to depict. [Obs.] And do unwilling worship to the saint That on his shield depainted he did see. Spenser. In few words shall see the nature of many memorable persons . . . depainted. Holland.
2. To mark with, or as with, color; to color. Silver drops her vermeil cheeks depaint. Fairfax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
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