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achromatize

achromatize verb: to deprive of colour; to make achromatic.

Verb

achromatize (third-person singular simple present achromatizes, present participle achromatizing, simple past and past participle achromatized)

  1. (transitive) To deprive of colour; to make achromatic.
  2. (transitive) To remove chromatic aberration from an optical system

Forms of achromatize

third-person singular presentachromatizes
present participleachromatizing
past participleachromatized
pastachromatized
alternative formachromatise

Origin of achromatize

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”).

Questions about achromatize

What does achromatize mean?
Achromatize means to deprive of colour; to make achromatic.
What part of speech is achromatize?
Achromatize is a verb.
What is the past tense of achromatize?
The past tense of achromatize is achromatized.

Words near achromatize in the dictionary

  1. achromatises
  2. achromatising
  3. achromatism
  4. achromatisms
  5. achromatization
  6. achromatize
  7. achromatized
  8. achromatizes
  9. achromatizing
  10. achromatocyte
  11. achromatocytes

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