paint over

verb

To coat with a substance by painting it on.

“He painted over the graffiti on the wall.”

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Meanings

verbpaint over (third-person singular simple present paints over, present participle painting over, simple past and past participle painted over)

present singular third person paints over · participle present painting over · participle past painted over · past painted over

  1. transitiveTo coat with a substance by painting it on.

    He painted over the graffiti on the wall.

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APA

paint over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paint%20over

MLA

“paint over.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paint%20over. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paint over,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paint%20over.

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