colorize
verb
col·or·ize
ˈkə-lə-ˌrīz 
-lər-ˌīz
colorized; colorizing
: to add color to (a black-and-white film) by means of a computer
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The videos are artificially colorized to show the hydrogen-alpha light emitted by the plasma.
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 29 May 2025
They were created during imaging tests of three polarizers on PUNCH on April 18, 2025, with the light colorized based on its angle (polarization).
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
The image, a blurry composite of more than a thousand grayscale snapshots later colorized by scientists, was taken during a precision flyby of Mars on March 1, 2025.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 May 2025
An example of Sensei in Photoshop is its Neural Filters, which can change the apparent age of a person in a portrait, colorize a black-and-white shot, or make a photo look like a van Gogh painting.
—PCMAG, 2 Mar. 2025
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 29 May 2025
They were created during imaging tests of three polarizers on PUNCH on April 18, 2025, with the light colorized based on its angle (polarization).
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
The image, a blurry composite of more than a thousand grayscale snapshots later colorized by scientists, was taken during a precision flyby of Mars on March 1, 2025.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 May 2025
An example of Sensei in Photoshop is its Neural Filters, which can change the apparent age of a person in a portrait, colorize a black-and-white shot, or make a photo look like a van Gogh painting.
—PCMAG, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Colorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colorize. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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