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to recolor

to recolor

1 3.4
To make something a different shade by painting, dyeing, or editing
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈkʌlər/
  • US
translation icon : recolorar
  • He decided to recolor the walls in his bedroom to create a calming atmosphere.

So I looked like I was a geisha with like really white face and red lips and then they took it down and they recolored it.

Examples

  • Working in the digital domain lets users recolor, resize, reposition, and superpose images.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Easily reposition, recolor, and remove your annotations whenever you like.

    Blog text (4)
  • And go with, you know, maybe recoloring an existing print.

  • With this one, it just I just layer this on and it immediately just like recolors my hair, my brow hair, which is nice.

  • There are 20 charms, and they are easily recolored.

    Blog text (25)
  • So if I click here, the recolor tool replaces pixels of the secondary color with pixels of the primary color.

  • During the course of the 2012 SEMA Show, 3M will recolor the Karma four times, and you can check out the look of those four exterior designs in the gallery on the right (click any thumbnail for a closer look).

    Blog text (21)
  • Whistler had created his first one-man show in 1874 by reconstructing and recoloring a dealer's gallery to suggest how his works would appear on the walls of patrons' homes.

    Academic text (1991)
  • And then I'm going to color my brows with a I'm going to recolor my brows with just like the regular brow mascara that I've been using lately to like my brow hair.

  • You can easily recolor your old T-shirts with fabric dye for a fresh look.

Synonyms

to color
vsto recolor
  • US
228 1.0

To make something a different shade by painting or dyeing

is about changing hue by painting, dyeing, or editing images
to stain
vsto recolor
113 3.2

To put color on something to change how it looks

is used for deliberate, purposeful changes rather than accidental marks
to dye
vsto recolor
37 2.2

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

covers changing hue by various methods including liquids and edits
to repaint
vsto recolor
27 1.3

Paint something again to make it look new or different

covers hue changes also by dyeing or digital editing
to tone
vsto recolor
19 4.9

To change the color or shade of something

is wider, covering full color changes not only subtle shades
to color in
vsto recolor
  • US
7 1.4

To fill parts of a picture with crayons or paint

applies more generally to any method that changes an item's hue
to paint up
vsto recolor
1 2.5

Put paint on something to make it look better

focuses on any method that changes an item's hue or look
to overpaint
vsto recolor
  • Specialized
1 6.2

To paint over an existing layer to cover or change it

is broader, covering hue changes by paint, dye, or digital means
to pigment
vsto recolor
1 5.1

To add color to something by applying a colored substance or by natural change

is the broader act of changing hue by many different techniques
to overdye
vsto recolor
  • Specialized
7.4

To add a new color to fabric again to change or deepen its look

is a general hue change not limited to repeating dyeing
to handcolor
vsto recolor
  • Archaic
8.1

To add color to a black and white photo or print by hand

allows manual, chemical, or digital methods to change hue

Antonyms

531 1.2

To slowly become less visible, bright, or loud

How Different

to repaint
27 1.3
dye
85 2.0
to recolor
  • US
1 3.4
to tint
24 3.6

Surface Forms

recolor infinitive
recolored past
recolored past participle
recoloring present participle
recolors third person singular

Morphology

recolor = color (transparent) = re + color

This is a standard and easily interpretable use of re- with the verb 'color', meaning to color again or change the color anew.

Etymology

Recolor comes from re- meaning 'again' and color meaning 'color'. So to recolor something is to change its color again or give it a new color, for example by dyeing cloth, painting, or using a photo-editing program.