paint out
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
Cover something with paint until you can't see it anymore.
Literal meaning: To paint something out of existence — fairly transparent.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To cover something completely with paint so it becomes invisible.
"The council sent workers to paint out the graffiti on the bridge within 24 hours."
Grammar: separable
2 C1 neutral
(Art/Editing) To remove or conceal a part of a painting or image by painting over it.
"The restorer discovered that the artist had painted out an entire figure in the original composition."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Common in art, decoration, and restoration contexts. Also used in digital photo editing to describe erasing part of an image. Used when removing graffiti, signs, or details.
Commonly used with
graffiti sign name detail error number
Forms
Base
paint out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
paints out
he/she/it
Past simple
painted out
yesterday
Past participle
painted out
have + pp
-ing form
painting out
continuous
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