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painted

The correct spelling is painted.

How to pronounce painted

/ˈpeɪntɪd/
verb

IPA: /ˈpeɪntɪd/

Say it like: Pay-nte-d

The correct spelling is painted. To apply paint to. For example: "to paint a portrait or a landscape"

Usage Examples

to paint a portrait or a landscape

I've been painting since I was a young child.

She sued the author of the biography, claiming it painted her as a duplicitous fraud.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To apply paint to.
  2. 2.To apply in the manner that paint is applied.
  3. 3.To cover (something) with spots of colour, like paint.
  4. 4.To create (an image) with paints.
  5. 5.To practise the art of painting pictures.

adjective

  1. 1.Coated with paint.
  2. 2.Depicted in paint.
  3. 3.Colorful, as if painted
  4. 4.Wearing makeup

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