verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To depict. archaic, transitive

   "on his shield depainted he did see: Such homage till that instant never learned hee"

2. 2
   To depict in words; to describe graphically. archaic, transitive
3. 3
   To colour; to decorate with colours. archaic, transitive
4. 4
   To stain; to distain. archaic, transitive
5. 5
   To remove paint from. transitive

   "aircraft depainting technology"

Synonyms

All synonyms

buff outdelineatepaintportray

Antonyms

All antonyms

paint

Example

More examples

"on his shield depainted he did see: Such homage till that instant never learned hee"

Etymology

From de- + paint.

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