colorize

[ kuhl-uh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object),col·or·ized, col·or·iz·ing.
  1. to cause to appear in color; enhance with color, especially by computer: to colorize old black-and-white movies for television.

Origin of colorize

1
First recorded in 1955–60; color + -ize
  • Also especially British, col·or·ise .

Other words from colorize

  • col·or·i·za·tion, noun

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