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overpainted

overpainted is the simple past and past participle of overpaint.

Meaning of overpaint

Verb

overpaint (third-person singular simple present overpaints, present participle overpainting, simple past and past participle overpainted)

  1. To color or describe too strongly.
    • OK, you've painted me a picture well enough; you don't need to overpaint it.
  2. To apply the final layers of paint over underpainting.
  3. To paint over (something).
    • This antique chair's inlays have been overpainted, but we can restore its finish.
  4. To paint too much: with too thick a coating of paint.
    • This antique chair has been overpainted to the point that you can't discern the carved details.
  5. To erase by drawing graphics over the top.

Questions about overpainted

What is overpainted the simple past and past participle of?
Overpainted is the simple past and past participle of overpaint.

Words near overpainted in the dictionary

  1. overpage
  2. overpaid
  3. overpained
  4. overpainful
  5. overpaint
  6. overpainted
  7. overpainting
  8. overpaintings
  9. overpaints
  10. overpair
  11. overpairs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: overpainted (page history and authors); overpaint (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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