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to unpaint

to unpaint

8.4
To remove a layer of colour from a wall or other surface
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈpeɪnt/
translation icon : despintar
  • The workers unpainted the walls last week.

Examples

  • To prepare the wall for new artwork, I need to unpaint the old design first.

  • She started to unpaint the chipped surface of the furniture to restore its original look.

  • Before you can apply the new color, you'll need to unpaint the entire wall.

  • She decided to unpaint the old wooden door to restore its natural look.

  • The workers were hired to unpaint the fence in preparation for repairs.

  • They need to unpaint the old fence.

  • Before applying a fresh coat of paint, they decided to unpaint the faded colors from the fence.

Synonyms

to unfinish
vsto unpaint
  • Specialized
9.6

To remove paint, varnish, or polish from an object

removes paint specifically, especially from walls

Antonyms

to paint
854 1.0

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

How Painted

to repaint
27 1.3
to paint
854 1.0
to unpaint
8.4

Surface Forms

unpaint infinitive
unpainted past
unpainted past participle
unpainting present participle
unpaints third person singular

Morphology

unpaint = paint (transparent) = un + paint

Clear productive use of the negative/reversal prefix 'un-' on the verb 'paint' meaning to remove or reverse the action of painting.

Etymology

Unpaint is made from the prefix un-, meaning 'take off' or 'reverse', and paint, like in undo or unzip. So to unpaint a wall is to 'take the paint off' its surface.