n.
Pronunciation: ' p ā nt
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French paint, peint, past participle of peindre, from Latin pingere to tattoo, embroider, paint; akin to Old English f ā h variegated, Greek poikilos variegated, pikros sharp, bitter
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1 a (1) : to apply color, pigment, or paint to (2) : to color with a cosmetic b (1) : to apply with a movement resembling that used in painting (2) : to treat with a liquid by brushing or swabbing < paint the wound with iodine>
2 a (1) : to produce in lines and colors on a surface by applying pigments (2) : to depict by such lines and colors b : to decorate, adorn, or variegate by applying lines and colors c : to produce or evoke as if by painting < paint s glowing pictures of the farm>
3 : to touch up or cover over by or as if by painting
4 : to depict as having specified or implied characteristics < paint s them whiter than the evidence justifies ― Oliver La Farge>
intransitive verb
1 : to practice the art of painting
2 : to use cosmetics