Definition

1. Verb:
   • To add color to something: The primary meaning of "colorise" is the act of applying or adding color to something that is monochrome, such as a black and white photograph, film, or drawing.

Usage

• "Colorise" is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object (the thing being colored).
• It is most commonly used in the context of film, photography, and digital restoration, where color is added to originally black-and-white media.
• The spelling "colorise" is the British English variant. The American English spelling is "colorize".

Examples

• Verb:
  • The studio decided to colorise the classic film for its anniversary release.
  • Using modern software, artists can colorise old family photographs.
  • The process to colorise the archive footage took several months.

Advanced Usage

• "to colorise in": While "colorise" itself means to add color broadly, the phrasal verb "colorise in" is sometimes used informally to specify filling a specific area or outline with color, similar to "color in".
  • The graphic designer will colorise in the logo after the line art is complete.

Variants and Related Words

• Colorize (v): The American English spelling of "colorise".
• Colourise (v): An alternative British English spelling.
• Colourize (v): An alternative spelling, less common.
• Colorization (n): The process or result of adding color to black-and-white film, pictures, or television programs.
  • The colorization of the movie was controversial among film purists.
• Colorist (n): A person who adds color, especially in comics, film, or photography.
  • The colorist did an excellent job on the graphic novel.

Synonyms

• Tint: To color slightly.
• Hand-color: To add color by hand (often to photographs).
• Color: A more general synonym, though it lacks the specific connotation of adding color to something originally monochrome.

Antonyms

• Decolorize: To remove color from; to bleach.
• Fade: To lose brightness or color.

Related Phrases

• Color grading: A post-production process in filmmaking that alters and enhances the color of a motion picture, video, or still image. This is related but distinct from "colorising," as it typically works with footage that already has color.
• Digital restoration: A broad term that often includes the process of colorising historical footage or photographs.

Verb

1. add color to
   • The child colored the drawings
   • Fall colored the trees
   • colorize black and white film