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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
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.
Readers discuss colors and spikes in the James Webb Space Telescope’s images and more|Science News Staff|September 18, 2022|Science NewsWith 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.
JWST’s latest snap captures the glimmering antics of the Cartwheel Galaxy|Purbita Saha|August 3, 2022|Popular-ScienceIn 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.
Deepfakes could help us relive history—or rewrite it|Nir Eisikovits/The Conversation|November 8, 2021|Popular-Science