different between depaint vs bepaint

English

Etymology

de- +? paint

Verb

depaint (third-person singular simple present depaints, present participle depainting, simple past depainted, past participle depainted or (archaic, rare) depainten)

1. (archaic, transitive) To depict.

   Synonyms: paint, portray, delineate
2. (archaic, transitive) To depict in words; to describe graphically.
3. (archaic, transitive) To colour; to decorate with colours.
4. (archaic, transitive) To stain; to distain.
5. (transitive) To remove paint from.

Translations

References

• John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “depaint”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN

Anagrams

• antidep, inadept, painted, pantied, patined, tenidap

English

Etymology

be- +? paint

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?nt

Verb

bepaint (third-person singular simple present bepaints, present participle bepainting, simple past and past participle bepainted)

1. (transitive) To paint; to cover or color with, or as with, paint.