colorize

/ˈkʌ.lə.raɪz/

colorize verb: to add color to.

Verb

colorize (third-person singular simple present colorizes, present participle colorizing, simple past and past participle colorized)

(US) To add color to.
- The woman colorized her hair.
Synonyms:

color, color in
(US) To convert black and white media to color by digital post production (as is often done in digital photography and in video special effects).
- There is a colorized version of Casablanca.
- What we see are beautiful overlapping NASA satellite photographs of the American mainland, […]taken in black and white and then luminously colorized by computer for scientific reasons.1988 August 26, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Looking for America”, in Chicago Reader

third-person singular present	colorizes
present participle	colorizing
past participle	colorized
past	colorized
alternative uncommon	colorise
alternative form	colourise
alternative British Canada English Oxford	colourize

From color + -ize.

What does colorize mean?: Colorize means to add color to.
What is colorize in Arabic?: Colorize in Arabic is لَوَّنَ (lawwana). See Colorize meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is colorize?: Colorize is a verb.
How do you pronounce colorize?: Colorize is pronounced /ˈkʌ.lə.raɪz/ (UK).
What is the past tense of colorize?: The past tense of colorize is colorized.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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