colorize

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colorize

  • /ˈkʌ.lə.raɪz/ UK

verb colorizes · colorizing · colorized · colorise · colourise

  1. US To add color to. The woman colorized her hair.

    Similar: color, color in

  2. US To convert black and white media to color by digital post production (as is often done in digital photography and in video special effects). There is a colorized version of Casablanca.

Opposite: discolor

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verb

Opposite: discolor

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verb to add color to

Françaiscoloriser, colorier
العربيةلَوَّنَ lawwana

verb to convert a black and white media to color

Deutschkolorieren
Italianocolorizzare

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@misc{colorize_2026,
  title = {colorize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/colorize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}