🚗 To paint again 🚗 A new paint job

respray

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A new layer of paint put on again with small liquid drops from a machine

noun
/ˌriːˈspreɪ/

: repintado

They decided on a respray for the walls to freshen up the room.

Examples

The old car got a respray to brighten its faded color.
Could do with a respray.

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
After years of wear, the furniture needed a respray to make it look new again.

Synonyms

fresh coat of paint

vsrespray

6 2.4

A new layer of paint that makes a surface look newer

is applying paint again specifically by spraying rather than by other methods

How Thorough

saturation

1 4.7

respray

1 4.1

coat

62 2.5

spray

1 1.0

mist

7 3.0

Surface Forms

respray singular

resprays plural

Morphology

respray = respray (transparent) = re + spray

This noun is a regular conversion from the verb 'respray', and its event meaning is directly predictable from that verb.

Etymology

The word respray comes from the part re- 'again' and the word spray 'to send small drops of liquid'. So a respray is simply spraying something 'again', often to give it a new coat of paint.