The Collaborative International Dictionary
Depaint \De*paint"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depainted; p. pr. & vb. n. Depainting.]
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To paint; to picture; hence, to describe; to delineate in words; to depict. [Obs.]
And do unwilling worship to the saint That on his shield depainted he did see.
--Spenser.In few words shall see the nature of many memorable persons . . . depainted.
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To mark with, or as with, color; to color.
Silver drops her vermeil cheeks depaint.
--Fairfax.
Depaint \De*paint"\, p. p. [F. d['e]peint, p. p. of d['e]peindre
to paint, fr. L. depingere. See Depict, p. p.]
Painted. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context archaic English) To depict; to paint; to portray; to delineate. 2 (context archaic English) To depict in words; to describe graphically. 3 (context archaic English) To colour; to decorate with colours. 4 (context archaic English) To stain; to distain. 5 (context transitive English) To remove paint from.
Usage examples of "depaint".
Painted the slaughter was of Julius, Of cruel Nero, and Antonius: Although at that time they were yet unborn, Yet was their death depainted there beforn, By menacing of Mars, right by figure, So was it showed in that portraiture, As is depainted in the stars above, Who shall be slain, or elles dead for love.
Painted the slaughter was of Julius, Of cruel Nero, and Antonius: Although at that time they were yet unborn, Yet was their death depainted there beforn, By menacing of Mars, right by figure, So was it showed in that portraiture, As is depainted in the stars above, Who shall be slain, or elles dead for love.