to repaint
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- verb
- /ˌriːˈpeɪnt/
- Specialized
:
repintar
- The fact that devotees repaint the screen before important public festivals suggests that while the uninitiated see its main function as "decoration," those more knowledgeable perceive other layers of meaning.
Examples
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That way, you don't need to repaint the any of the planes.
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The jackals are moving the "left" end of the discourse by repainting positions and arguments that were formerly perceived as acceptable into atrocities—making people afraid to express those positions anymore.
Blog text (25) -
In the process, the viewing public is presented with new challenges for reading and viewing artworks that literally repaint, reprint, and sometimes rewrite history.
Academic text (2004) -
The software automatically repainted the window after updating the display.
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When the image changed, the program had to repaint the entire screen to reflect the new content.
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After resizing the window, the application will repaint the interface to fit the new dimensions.
Synonyms
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To make a computer screen or window show its contents again correctly
To show something on a screen again after it was hidden or changed
How Redrawn
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Repaint also uses re- 'again' and paint 'to draw or cover with colour', and in computing it became a way to say 'draw again'. So to repaint a window or area is to redraw that part of the screen after it changes, like refreshing a picture.