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pixilated

[ pik-suh-ley-tid ]
/ ˈpɪk səˌleɪ tɪd /
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adjective

slightly eccentric or mentally disordered.
amusingly whimsical, prankish, silly, or the like.

Words related to pixilated

capricious, daft, impish, puckish, silly, touched, whimsical, prankish

Words nearby pixilated

piwakawaka, pix, pixel, pixelate, pixie, pixilated, pixilation, pixy, piyyut, pizaine, pizarro

Origin of pixilated

1840–50, Americanism; pix(ie) + (tit)illated

Definition for pixilated (2 of 2)

pixelate
[ pik-suh-leyt ]
/ ˈpɪk səˌleɪt /

verb (used with object), pix·el·at·ed, pix·el·at·ing.

in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
to blur (parts of a digital image) by creating unclear, pixel-like patches, for purposes of censorship or to maintain the anonymity of the subject: Police have asked the media to pixelate the faces of the men who were taken into custody.

verb (used without object), pix·el·at·ed, pix·el·at·ing.

(of a computer graphic or other digital image) to break up into visible pixels: We tried to watch the old, scratched DVD, but the image pixelated before our eyes.
Also especially British, pix·el·late. Sometimes pix·i·late.

Origin of pixelate

pixel + -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM pixelate

pix·el·a·tion, pix·el·i·za·tion [pik-suh-luh-zey-shuh n] /ˌpɪk sə ləˈzeɪ ʃən/, especially British, pix·el·la·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for pixilated (1 of 2)

pixilated

pixillated

/ (ˈpɪksɪˌleɪtɪd) /

adjective mainly US

eccentric or whimsical
slang drunk

Derived forms of pixilated

pixilation or pixillation, noun

Word Origin for pixilated

C20: from pixie + -lated, as in stimulated, titillated, etc

British Dictionary definitions for pixilated (2 of 2)

pixelate

pixellate

/ (ˈpɪksɪˌleɪt) /

verb

to blur (a video image) by overlaying it with a grid of squares, usually to disguise the identity of a person

Derived forms of pixelate

pixelation or pixellation, noun
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