colorize

American

[kuhl-uh-rahyz] / ˈkʌl əˌraɪz /

especially British, colorise

verb (used with object)

colorized, colorizing

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

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

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

colorization

noun

Etymology

Origin of colorize

First recorded in 1955–60; color + -ize

Example Sentences

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It’s mission-critical for the concrete you’re going to colorize to be sound, clean and very slightly damp.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2024

Why did they colorize the blood on one victim’s face, but not any blood on the zombies?

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2022

Once, while avoiding writing my book, I decided to colorize my bookshelves.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2018

Photos can also now colorize your older photos — even if they weren’t shot in color to begin with.

From The Verge • May 8, 2018

But some lifeless specimens have slipped into the language, among them colorize, prioritize, and finalize, and they’re probably going to be around for a while.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

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