If you scale the image up it might pixelate.
Source: tatoeba (968086)
Pixelate
//ˈpɪksəleɪt//
Synonyms for "pixelate" (2 found)
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22 translations across 11 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- pixelar verb (transform an image into large pixels)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 打碼 /打码 verb (transform an image into large pixels)
- 打馬賽克 /打马赛克 verb (transform an image into large pixels)
Finnish
2 entries- pikselöidä verb (divide an image into pixels)
- pikselöidä verb (transform an image into large pixels)
French
3 entries- pixeliser verb (transform an image into large pixels)
- pixelliser verb (transform an image into large pixels)
- pixéliser verb (transform an image into large pixels)
Galician
2 entries- pixelar verb (divide an image into pixels)
- pixelar verb (transform an image into large pixels)
German
3 entries- pixeln verb (divide an image into pixels)
- pixeln verb (transform an image into large pixels)
- verpixeln verb (transform an image into large pixels)
Hungarian
1 entries- kikockáz verb (transform an image into large pixels)
Italian
1 entries- pixelare verb (transform an image into large pixels)
Māori
3 entries- whakapika verb (divide an image into pixels)
- whakatongi verb (divide an image into pixels)
- whakatongitongi verb (divide an image into pixels)
Portuguese
2 entries- pixelizar verb (divide an image into pixels)
- pixelizar verb (transform an image into large pixels)
Spanish
2 entries- pixelar verb (divide an image into pixels)
- pixelar verb (transform an image into large pixels)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
No problem, we'll just pixelate over it.
Source: tatoeba (13679508)
In a fittingly modern use of mosaic tile, Tord Boontje pixelates his signature floral designs in a new collection of storage furniture for Bisazza Home.
Source: wiktionary
I could have used the camera's digital zoom, but digital zooms tend to soften and pixelate an image.
Source: wiktionary
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.