colorize

[ kuhl-uh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, col·or·ized, col·or·iz·ing.

1. to cause to appear in color; enhance with color, especially by computer:

   to colorize old black-and-white movies for television.

Other Words From

• color·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of colorize¹

First recorded in 1955–60; color + -ize

Example Sentences

JWST’s images are colorized by senior data imaging developer Joseph DePasquale and science visuals developer Alyssa Pagan, both of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Grossman says.

From Science News

With data from the telescope’s Near-Infrared and Mid-Infrared cameras, the JWST team created a colorized composite that exposes fresh regions of upheaval in the formation.

From Popular-Science

In 2018, Peter Jackson painstakingly restored and colorized World War I footage to create “They Shall Not Grow Old,” a film that allowed 21st-century viewers to experience the Great War more immediately than ever before.

From Popular-Science