depaint Meaning, Definition & Usage
De*paint" past participle
Etymology
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Painted. Obs. Chaucer.
De*paint" transitive verb
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To paint; to picture; hence, to describe; to delineate in words; to depict. Obs.And do unwilling worship to the saint That on his shield depainted he did see. Spenser.
In few words shall see the nature of many memorable persons . . . depainted. Holland.
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To mark with, or as with, color; to color. Silver drops her vermeil cheeks depaint. Fairfax.