REPAINT

repaint

(verb) paint again; “He repainted the wall after the child smeared it with tomato sauce”

repaint

(verb) paint again; “He repainted the same scenery many times during his life”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

repaint (third-person singular simple present repaints, present participle repainting, simple past and past participle repainted)

To paint anew or again, especially if recently painted.

(computing) To draw or render again on the display.

Noun

repaint (plural repaints)

The act or process of painting something again, especially if recently painted.

(computing) The act of drawing or rendering again on the display.

Anagrams

• Painter, Parenti, apterin, painter, pertain, pine tar, terapin

Source: Wiktionary


Re*paint" (r-pnt"), v. t.

Definition: To paint anew or again; as, to repaint a house; to repaint the ground of a picture.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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