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Overpaint
verb
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To color or describe too strongly.
"OK, you've painted me a picture well enough; you don't need to overpaint it."
- 2 To apply the final layers of paint over underpainting.
- 3 To paint over (something).
"This antique chair's inlays have been overpainted, but we can restore its finish."
- 4 To paint too much: with too thick a coating of paint.
"This antique chair has been overpainted to the point that you can't discern the carved details."
- 5 To erase by drawing graphics over the top.
Etymology
From over- + paint.
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