塗ぬり替かえる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

repaint; paint over; paint a different color

Literal sense: applying new paint to a surface, often changing the color or refreshing the appearance.

• 壁かべを白しろく塗ぬり替かえた。

  I repainted the wall white.

• 古ふるい家か具ぐを明あかるい色いろに塗ぬり替かえる。

  I repaint old furniture in a bright color.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

rewrite; remake; break a record; redraw

Figurative use: completely changing something established, such as a record, map, history, or common sense. Often implies a dramatic or fundamental change.

• 彼かれは世せ界かい記き録ろくを塗ぬり替かえた。

  He broke the world record.

• その発はっ見けんは歴れき史しを塗ぬり替かえるものだ。

  That discovery will rewrite history.