overpaint

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ paint.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪnt

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).

   Hypernym: overcoat

   Coordinate term: overdye

   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.

   Coordinate term: overdye

   This antique chair has been overpainted to the point that you can't discern the carved details.

5. (computer graphics) To erase by drawing graphics over the top.

Coordinate terms

• whitewash
• mask

Related terms

• paintover

See also

• topcoat
• undercoat

Anagrams

• paintover