Colorize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

add color to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪsə/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsɪlˈuːʒənˌɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsɪlˈuːʒənˌɪst/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪsə/.

Examples

The child colored the drawings
Fall colored the trees
colorize black and white film

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

colourise colourize colour in colorise color colour color in

Antonyms

discolor

Parts of Speech

verb	add color to “The child colored the drawings”

Word Forms

coloration	noun	choice and use of colors (as by an artist)
color	noun	a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
coloring	noun	a digestible substance used to give color to food
colouring	noun	a digestible substance used to give color to food

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

einfärben

Farbe hinzufügen

🇫🇷French

coloriser

ajouter de la couleur à

🇪🇸Spanish

colorear

agregar color a

🇮🇹Italian

colorare

aggiungi colore a

🇳🇱Dutch

inkleuren

kleur toevoegen

🇵🇹Portuguese

colorir

adicionar cor a

🇷🇺Russian

раскрашивать

добавить цвет в

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रंग दें

में रंग जोड़ें

🇧🇩Bengali

রঙ করা

রঙ যোগ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

வண்ணமயமாக்கு

வண்ணம் சேர்க்க

🇮🇳Telugu

రంగులు వేయండి

రంగు జోడించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

रंगीत करणे

मध्ये रंग जोडा

🇮🇳Gujarati

રંગીન

માં રંગ ઉમેરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಣ್ಣ ಮಾಡಿ

ಗೆ ಬಣ್ಣವನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വർണ്ണമാക്കുക

നിറം ചേർക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੰਗੀਨ

ਵਿੱਚ ਰੰਗ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

رنگین

رنگ شامل کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

着色

添加颜色

🇯🇵Japanese

色付けする

に色を加える

🇰🇷Korean

색칠하다

색상을 추가하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tô màu

thêm màu sắc vào

🇹🇭Thai

ระบายสี

เพิ่มสีสันให้กับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mewarnai

menambahkan warna ke

🇵🇭Filipino

kulayan

magdagdag ng kulay sa

🇲🇾Malay

mewarnakan

tambah warna ke

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تلوين

إضافة اللون إلى

🇮🇷Persian

رنگ کردن

اضافه کردن رنگ به

🇹🇷Turkish

renklendirmek

renk katmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לצבוע

להוסיף צבע

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What is the primary definition of the word 'colorize'?

The primary meaning of 'colorize' is 'add color to'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'colorize' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'colorize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'colorize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'colorize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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