pixilated
[pik-suh-ley-tid]
- slightly eccentric or mentally disordered.
- amusingly whimsical, prankish, silly, or the like.
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Origin of pixilated
pixelate
[pik-suh-leyt]
- 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.
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- (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.
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Also especially British, pix·el·late.Sometimes pix·i·late.
Origin of pixelate
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If users want to send naughty photos with a veil of privacy, opt for the pixilated shower door filter.
CNN ran the video in a pixilated version because of its graphic nature.
pixilated
pixillated
- eccentric or whimsical
- slang drunk
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Word Origin
C20: from pixie + -lated, as in stimulated, titillated, etc
pixelate
pixellate
- to blur (a video image) by overlaying it with a grid of squares, usually to disguise the identity of a person
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Word Origin and History for pixilated
adj.
"mildly insane, bewildered, tipsy," 1848, pix-e-lated, from pixie + -lated, as in elated, etc., perhaps influenced by or a variant of pixie-led. A New England dialect word popularized 1936 by its use in movie "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town."
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