"unpaint" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unpaints [present, singular, third-person], unpainting [participle, present], unpainted [participle, past], unpainted [past]
Etymology: un- + paint Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|paint}} un- + paint Head templates: {{en-verb}} unpaint (third-person singular simple present unpaints, present participle unpainting, simple past and past participle unpainted)
  1. (transitive) To remove paint from. Tags: transitive Translations (to remove paint from): despintar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-unpaint-en-verb-84YFL97R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of 'to remove paint from': 99 1
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To efface. Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-unpaint-en-verb-K8k2UAoT

Inflected forms

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