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verb
Alternative spelling of colourise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: British, English, Oxford, alt-of, alternative
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verb
Standard spelling of colourise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada
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verb
add color to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: color, colorize, colorise, colourise, 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 tree English colour Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English colourize From colour + -ize.
