posterize
To inadvertently or intentionally reduce the number of colours in, changing a…To inadvertently or intentionally reduce the number of colours in (a photograph or other image), changing a continuous gradation of tone to several regions of fewer tones with abrupt changes from one tone to another.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To inadvertently or intentionally reduce the number of colours in (a photograph or other image), changing a continuous gradation of tone to several regions of fewer tones with abrupt changes from one tone to another.
posterisieren
(Canada, US, slang, transitive)To score a slam dunk in basketball against (one or more opposing players) by leaping over them; also (by extension, sports, slang), to score a goal, a point, etc., in some other sport against (one or more opposing players) in a spectacular manner.
(intransitive)To inadvertently or intentionally reduce the number of colours in a photograph or other image, changing a continuous gradation of tone to several regions of fewer tones with abrupt changes from one tone to another.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From poster + -ize (suffix forming verbs denoting something which is done or made). SenseFrom poster + -ize (suffix forming verbs denoting something which is done or made). Sense 1.1 (“to reduce the number of colours”) refers to the original use of the process to produce posters. Sense 1.2 (“to score a slam dunk in basketball against (one or more opposing players) by leaping over them”) refers to the action being so spectacular as to warrant a photograph of it being printed on a poster.
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Forms
posterizes, posterizing, posterized, posterized| Base form | posterize · to posterize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | posterizes |
| Present participle | posterizing |
| Past simple | posterized |
| Past participle | posterized |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle