Colorize

//ˈkʌ.lə.raɪz// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
To add color to. US
"The woman colorized her hair."
2
add color to wordnet
3
To convert black and white media to color by digital post production (as is often done in digital photography and in video special effects). US
"There is a colorized version of Casablanca."

Synonyms

color color in color colorise colour colour in

Antonyms

Example

"There is a colorized version of Casablanca."

Etymology

From color + -ize.

Related phrases

black and white

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