impaint en · VERB
Etymology
From im- + paint?
Meanings
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(figuratively, obsolete, transitive) To paint; to decorate with colours.
to impaint his cause
c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| impainted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| impainted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| impainting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| impaints | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |