# overpaint

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To color or describe too strongly.
2. To apply the final layers of paint over underpainting.
3. To paint over (something).
4. To paint too much: with too thick a coating of paint.
5. To erase by drawing graphics over the top.

## Etymology
From over- + paint.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overpaint