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colorize
[ kuhl-uh-rahyz ]
/ ˈkʌl əˌraɪz /
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verb (used with object), col·or·ized, col·or·iz·ing.
to cause to appear in color; enhance with color, especially by computer: to colorize old black-and-white movies for television.
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Also especially British, col·or·ise .
OTHER WORDS FROM colorize
col·or·i·za·tion, nounWords nearby colorize
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How to use colorize in a sentence
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.
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