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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEPAINT, v.t. [L. To paint.]
1. To paint; to picture; to represent in colors, as by painting the resemblance.
2. To describe in words.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Depaint De*paint", p. p. [F. d['e]peint, p. p. of d['e]peindre to paint, fr. L. depingere. See Depict, p. p.] Painted. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Depaint De*paint", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depainted; p. pr. & vb. n. Depainting.] 1. To paint; to picture; hence, to describe; to delineate in words; to depict. [Obs.] And do unwilling worship to the saint That on his shield depainted he did see. --Spenser. In few words shall see the nature of many memorable persons . . . depainted. --Holland. 2. To mark with, or as with, color; to color. Silver drops her vermeil cheeks depaint. --Fairfax.