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overpaint en · VERB

From over- + paint.

To color or describe too strongly.
- OK, you've painted me a picture well enough; you don't need to overpaint it.
To apply the final layers of paint over underpainting.
To paint over (something).
- This antique chair's inlays have been overpainted, but we can restore its finish.
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.
To erase by drawing graphics over the top.

Spelling	Features	Source
overpaints	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
overpainted	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
overpainted	Tense=Past	lexicographic
overpainting	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic