to cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.-fig.: to color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors.-to form in colors a figure or likeness of on a flat surface, as upon canvas; to represent by means of colors or hues; to exhibit in a tinted image; to portray with paints; as, to paint a portrait or a landscape.-fig.: to represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict.-to practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well.-to color one's face by way of beautifying it.-a pigment or coloring substance.-the same prepared with a vehicle, as oil, water with gum, or the like, for application to a surface.-a cosmetic; rouge.