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paints out

paints out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of paint out.

Meaning of paint out

Verb

paint out (third-person singular simple present paints out, present participle painting out, simple past and past participle painted out)

  1. (transitive) To obliterate by painting over.
    • Joseph's face was painted out. In place of Joseph's monarchic face the word Constitution was painted in. But the reign of Joseph was not over.1938, Charles Poore, Goya
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To describe, possibly so as to misrepresent.
    • The smattering of experience gained during Braddock's expedition, painted him out to the leading men of Frederick, as qualified to command the first company...1827, Henry Lee, Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States

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Questions about paints out

What is paints out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Paints out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of paint out.

Words near paints out in the dictionary

  1. paints
  2. paints a rosy picture
  3. paints by numbers
  4. paints down
  5. paints oneself into a corner
  6. paints out
  7. paints over
  8. paints the tape
  9. paints the town
  10. paints the town red
  11. paints the wagon

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