Paint (pānt), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Painted; p. pr. & vb. n.Painting.] [OE. peinten, fr. F. peint, p. p. of peindre to paint, fr. L. pingere, pictum; cf. Gr. ποικίλοσ many-colored, Skr. piç to adorn. Cf. Depict, Picture, Pigment, Pint.] 1. To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.
Jezebel painted her face and tired her head. 2 Kings ix. 30.
2. Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors.
Not painted with the crimson spots of blood. Shak.
Cuckoo buds of yellow hue
Do paint the meadows with delight. Shak.
3. To form in colors a figure or likeness of on a flat surface, as upon canvas; to represent by means of colors or hues; to exhibit in a tinted image; to portray with paints; as, to paint a portrait or a landscape.
4. Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict.
Disloyal?
The word is too good to paint out her wickedness. Shak.
If folly grow romantic, I must paint it. Pope.
Syn. — To color; picture; depict; portray; delineate; sketch; draw; describe.