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to pigment

to pigment

1 5.1
To add color to something by applying a colored substance or by natural change
  • verb
  • /ˈpɪɡmənt/
translation icon : pigmentar
  • To create the landscape, she decided to pigment the canvas with shades of green and blue.

Examples

  • Richly pigmented eyeshadows, which can be used wet or dry.

    Blog text (13)

  • Her body felt full; her skin was pigmented with splotches of dusky red tint.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • "Spalted," according to Wikipedia, is timber pigmented by a fungus.

    Blog text (23)

  • And even if he was, in essence, a figment pigmented by my wit, where did it say on the application form you had to be able to make a bed creak?

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The artist used a variety of colors to pigment the mural with vibrant hues.

  • The product is designed to pigment the hair naturally, giving it a rich color without chemicals.

Synonyms

to paint
vsto pigment
854 1.0

To put coloured liquid on a surface to protect or change how it looks

is broader and includes other methods and natural hue change
to color
vsto pigment
  • US
228 1.0

To make something a different shade by painting or dyeing

is focused on using applied material or natural hue development
to stain
vsto pigment
113 3.2

To put color on something to change how it looks

is used for deliberate or natural coloring beyond marks or accidents
to dye
vsto pigment
37 2.2

To change the color of something using a coloring liquid or powder

also covers natural hue development and application of coloring material
to tint
vsto pigment
24 3.6

To add a small amount of color to something

is broader and also covers stronger or deeper hue application
to imbue
vsto pigment
1 7.7

To give a material or object a deep color

is more general and does not require deep or lasting saturation
to recolor
vsto pigment
  • US
1 3.4

To make something a different shade by painting, dyeing, or editing

is the broader action that includes initial or natural hue changes
to complexion
vsto pigment
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To give a color to something, often by light

is the common general term rather than a rare or archaic form

Antonyms

to decolorize
  • US
7.0

To take the color out of something like fabric or a photograph

Compounds

animal pigment
  • Specialized
4.5

A natural material in animals that gives skin, fur, or feathers their color

How Colored

to paint
854 1.0
dye
85 2.0
to pigment
1 5.1
to stain
113 3.2
to color
  • US
228 1.0
to tint
24 3.6

Surface Forms

pigment infinitive
pigmented past
pigmented past participle
pigmenting present participle
pigments third person singular

Etymology

Pigment as a verb comes from the old Latin word pingere meaning 'to paint'. So to pigment something is to color it, much like 'painting' it.