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to overpaint

to overpaint

1 6.2
To paint over an existing layer to cover or change it
  • verb
  • /ˌoʊvərˈpeɪnt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : repintar
  • Some of these decorations, some of the colour system is overpainted by coloured people on top of the black people.
  • overpaint the colors

Examples

  • This little area of the background was completely overpainted and not even with the right color.

  • - It's been repaired, restored and overpainted.

    A Perfect Place (2008)

  • So the rude screen, it's a painting of Saints which has been whitewashed and then overpainted in blackletter script with texts from Cranmer's Bible.

  • Some have certainly been added later, while others have been overpainted, rubbed off, altered, or are still waiting to be discovered by a conservator -- a situation made even more problematic by inaccurate and inconsistent descriptions in publications.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The artist decided to overpaint the old canvas to give the piece a fresh look.

  • After finishing the initial layer, she chose to overpaint it with brighter colors for more vibrancy.

  • To restore the faded mural, they had no choice but to overpaint the original artwork.

Synonyms

to paint
vsto overpaint
854 1.0

To put coloured liquid on a surface to protect or change how it looks

is specifically about putting new colour on top of an existing layer
to repaint
vsto overpaint
27 1.3

Paint something again to make it look new or different

applies color over an existing layer to cover or enhance it
to overlay
vsto overpaint
11 4.2

To cover something with a layer of material

is limited to adding colour on top of an already applied layer
to paint up
vsto overpaint
1 2.5

Put paint on something to make it look better

focuses on covering an earlier layer specifically to change or hide it
to recolor
vsto overpaint
  • US
1 3.4

To make something a different shade by painting, dyeing, or editing

specifically involves placing new colour over an existing applied layer
to recoat
vsto overpaint
1 3.5

To put a new layer of paint or finish on something already painted

is about adding color on top of an existing layer to alter it
to overcoat
vsto overpaint
6.4

To cover something with an extra layer, often paint or varnish

means adding colour atop a previous layer to change or protect it
to respray
vsto overpaint
3.7

To put a new layer of paint or treatment on something again using small liquid drops from a machine

is done by applying color over an existing layer regardless of method

How Painted

to overpaint
  • Specialized
1 6.2
to repaint
27 1.3
to touch up
8 3.8

Surface Forms

overpaint infinitive
overpainted past
overpainted past participle
overpainting present participle
overpaints third person singular

Morphology

overpaint = paint (transparent) = over + paint

Clear productive prefixation of 'paint' by 'over-' meaning to apply on top of an existing layer.

Etymology

The verb overpaint joins over- 'on top' and paint 'to colour', so to overpaint is to put new paint on top of old paint. That's why to overpaint something is to cover, change, or hide the earlier surface.