colorizing

ˈkʌlərˌaɪzɪŋ

Definition of colorizing - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

art

adding color to something

The artist used a colorizing technique on the black-and-white photo.

dyeing

tinting

creativity

making something more lively or interesting

Her colorizing anecdotes made the history lesson lively.

animating

brightening

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Origin of colorizing

Latin, color (hue) + -ize (make) + -ing (action)

Examples of colorizing in a sentence

She enjoyed colorizing old family photos.
His colorizing details enlivened the travel article.
The guide added colorizing remarks to the museum tour.

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French:colorisant, vivifiant, ...
German:kolorierend, belebend, ...
Italian:colorante, vivacizzante, ...
Spanish:coloreando, animado, ...
Portuguese:adicionando cor, cativante, ...
Chinese:上色的, 生动的, ...
Japanese:着色する, 彩りを添える, ...
Arabic:ملوِّن, مُضفيًا لِلحَيَوِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:שֶׁעָבַר צְבִיעָה, מְחַיֶּה, ...
Russian:раскрашивающий, оживляющий, ...
Ukrainian:кольоризуючий, пожвавлювальний, ...
Hindi:रंग भरता हुआ, रोचक, ...
Bengali:রঙিন করা, প্রাণবন্তকারী, ...
Catalan:acolorint, animador, ...
Czech:kolorovací, oživující, ...
Danish:farvelægning, levendegørende, ...
Dutch:inkleurend, verlevendigend, ...
Greek:χρωματίζοντας, ζωντανός, ...
Hungarian:színező, élénkítő, ...
Khmer:បន្ថែមពណ៌, ធ្វើឱ្យរស់រវើក, ...
Korean:색칠하는, 생동감 있게 만드는, ...
Persian:رنگ‌آمیزی, جان‌بخش, ...
Polish:koloryzujący, ubarwiający, ...
Portuguese (BR):adicionando cor, animador, ...
Romanian:colorant, înviorător, ...
Swedish:färgläggande, livfull, ...
Thai:การเพิ่มสี, เพิ่มสีสัน, ...
Turkish:renklendiren, canlandıran, ...
Vietnamese:tô màu, sinh động, ...

colorize

ˈkʌləraɪz

Definition of colorize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

add color

Rare

add color to something

Rare

She decided to colorize the old sketches.

dye

paint

tint

media

TECH.

convert black and white media to color

TECH.

They colorized the classic film for the anniversary release.

tint

tinting

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Origin of colorize

Latin, color (color) + -ize (to make)

Examples of colorize in a sentence

He learned to colorize photos during his art class.
The studio decided to colorize the old documentary.
They plan to colorize the entire photo collection.

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French:coloriser, mettre en couleur, ...
German:kolorieren, colorieren, ...
Italian:colorare, colorizzare, ...
Spanish:colorear, colorizar, ...
Portuguese:colorir, colorizar, ...
Chinese:上色, 彩色化, ...
Japanese:色を加える, カラー化する, ...
Arabic:لَوَّنَ, حَوَّلَ إلى ألوان, ...
Hebrew:לְצַבֵּעַ, לְהַמִּיר לְצֶבַע, ...
Russian:раскрашивать, раскрасить, ...
Ukrainian:розфарбувати, розфарбовувати, ...
Hindi:रंग भरना, ...
Bengali:রঙিন করা, রঙিন বানানো, ...
Catalan:colorejar, coloritzar, ...
Czech:kolorovat, kolorizovat, ...
Danish:farvelægge, kolorisere, ...
Dutch:inkleuren, kleur geven aan, ...
Greek:χρωματίζω, μετατρέπω σε έγχρωμο, ...
Hungarian:kiszínezni, fekete-fehér felvételt utólag színessé tenni, ...
Khmer:ដាក់ពណ៌, បម្លែងជាពណ៌, ...
Korean:색을 입히다, 컬러로 변환하다, ...
Persian:رنگی کرد, رنگ آمیزی کرد, ...
Polish:kolorować, ...
Portuguese (BR):colorir, colorizar, ...
Romanian:a colora, a coloriza, ...
Swedish:färglägga, ...
Thai:เพิ่มสี, ทำสี, ...
Turkish:renklendirmek, renkli hale getirmek, ...
Vietnamese:tô màu, chuyển màu, ...

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