Definition of "colorize" [colorize]

• To impart color to (black-and-white film) by means of a computer-assisted process: "Be prepared . . . for the . . . colorized version of Topper” ( Vincent Canby). (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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• "Luckily, Ted Turner found a way to use those movies he got in the MGM / UA deal to start TCM, rather than to "colorize" those movies, as they are just as good in B&W."
• "I guess this shouldn't be too shocking given that guy who used to own the studio tried to colorize Citizen Kane. joenostalgia"