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colourize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
colour-ize
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative spelling of colourise.

verb

Standard spelling of colourise.

Canadian usage

Etymology

Etymology tree English colour Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English colourize From colour + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

colourizes (present, singular) colourizing (participle, present) colourized (participle, past) colourized (past)

Synonyms

color colorize colorise colourise colour color in colour in

Questions

What does colourize mean?
Alternative spelling of colourise.
Where does colourize come from?
Etymology tree English colour Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English colourize From colour + -ize.

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