colorize
verb
col·or·ize
ˈkə-lə-ˌrīz 
-lər-ˌīz
colorized; colorizing
: to add color to (a black-and-white film) by means of a computer
Examples of colorize in a Sentence
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Among the oldest is a circa 1916 colorized studio photo of Black hair-care mogul Madam C.J. Walker by Addison N. Scurlock.
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Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Nov. 2023
That photo was then colorized, framed, and placed on the wall of a dilapidated home to create the image that adorns what’s now considered one of the greatest and best-selling albums in rock history.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2023
After debuting last year, Michael Giacchino’s Werewolf by Night is being colorized and released on both Hulu and Disney+.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2023
How a bhangra musical addresses identity with radical nuance
March 30, 2022
In 2004, when the film was colorized, Khan went to see the newest version in theaters.
—Kavita Daswani, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
The scratch-off features 60 bucket list-worthy places around the world (from cities to states to national parks) that can be scratched and colorized once the giftee has traveled there.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2023
The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares and which is colorized in teal.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 July 2023
In this example, that might involve using a deblurring model to improve image quality, then another model that can colorize the photo, and finally a model that can answer questions about pictures.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Apr. 2023
Certain wavelengths correspond to solar activity, so scientists colorize them to study details.
—Brian T. Jacobs, National Geographic, 24 Aug. 2021
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Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Nov. 2023
That photo was then colorized, framed, and placed on the wall of a dilapidated home to create the image that adorns what’s now considered one of the greatest and best-selling albums in rock history.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2023
After debuting last year, Michael Giacchino’s Werewolf by Night is being colorized and released on both Hulu and Disney+.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2023
How a bhangra musical addresses identity with radical nuance
March 30, 2022
In 2004, when the film was colorized, Khan went to see the newest version in theaters.
—Kavita Daswani, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
The scratch-off features 60 bucket list-worthy places around the world (from cities to states to national parks) that can be scratched and colorized once the giftee has traveled there.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2023
The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares and which is colorized in teal.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 July 2023
In this example, that might involve using a deblurring model to improve image quality, then another model that can colorize the photo, and finally a model that can answer questions about pictures.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Apr. 2023
Certain wavelengths correspond to solar activity, so scientists colorize them to study details.
—Brian T. Jacobs, National Geographic, 24 Aug. 2021
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First Known Use
1979, in the meaning defined above
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“Colorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colorize. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.
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