Depaint

[imp. & p. p. DEPAINTED; p. pr. & vb. n. DEPAINTING.] [Fr. dépeindre, p. p. dépeint, O. Fr. depeinct, Lat. depingere, depiction, from de and pingere, Fr. peindre, to paint; Pr. depenher, It. dipingere. Cf. DEPEINCT and DEPICT.]

1Sense 1. To paint; to picture; to make a likeness of; hence, to describe; to delineate in words; to depict. [Obs.] “The saint . . . on his shield depainted.” Spenser.

In few words you shall see the nature of many memorable persons . . . depainted. Holland.

2Sense 2. To mark with color; to color. “Silver drops her vermeil cheeks depaint.” Fairfax.

(de-pānt'), v. t. [See DEPAINT.] To paint. [Obs.] Spenser.