To paint or color something thoroughly, or to cover with paint.
From 'be-' (intensive prefix) + 'paint'. Medieval and Early Modern English formation, found in Shakespeare and other historical texts.
Shakespeare used 'bepaint' to make his descriptions more vivid—the 'be-' prefix let him emphasize thorough action, so bepainting wasn't just normal painting but dramatic, complete painting.
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