verb
Meaning 1
Non-Oxford British standard spelling of colorize.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
colourise
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verb
Meaning 2
add color to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The child colored the drawings
- Fall colored the trees
- colorize black and white film
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: color, colorize, colorise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
Narrower terms: blackwash, motley, parti-color, polychrome, polychromize, polychromise, azure, purple, empurple, purpurate, aurify, verdigris, pinkify, incarnadine, embrown, brown, handcolor, handcolour, tint, tinct, tinge, touch, pigment, imbue, hue, retouch, silver, grey, gray, tone, redden, mottle, streak, blotch
History
Etymology
From colour + -ise.