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
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The image, a blurry composite of more than a thousand grayscale snapshots later colorized by scientists, was taken during a precision flyby of Mars on March 1, 2025.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 May 2025
An example of Sensei in Photoshop is its Neural Filters, which can change the apparent age of a person in a portrait, colorize a black-and-white shot, or make a photo look like a van Gogh painting.
—PCMAG, 2 Mar. 2025
Some manufacturers offer color night vision, though it is often colorized by software and can look odd.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2025
On some very old high-contrast photos, the tool wasn't able to colorize, however.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 May 2025
An example of Sensei in Photoshop is its Neural Filters, which can change the apparent age of a person in a portrait, colorize a black-and-white shot, or make a photo look like a van Gogh painting.
—PCMAG, 2 Mar. 2025
Some manufacturers offer color night vision, though it is often colorized by software and can look odd.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2025
On some very old high-contrast photos, the tool wasn't able to colorize, however.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Colorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colorize. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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