pixelate

English

Alternative forms

• pixellate

Etymology

pixel +‎ -ate

Verb

1. To divide an image into pixels, or to display an image in pixels.
   • 2009 August 19, Andreas Kokkino, “Best in Show”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     In a fittingly modern use of mosaic tile, Tord Boontje pixelates his signature floral designs in a new collection of storage furniture for Bisazza Home.

2. To transform an image into large pixels in order to hide an identity.

   Synonym: blur

Synonyms

• pixelize

Derived terms

• pixelation

Usage notes

• Be careful not to confuse the simple past and past participle, pixelated, with the completely unrelated term pixilated.

Translations

divide an image into pixels

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: pikselöidä
• Galician: pixelar
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: pixeln
• Maori: whakapika
• Portuguese: pixelizar
• Spanish: pixelar

transform an image into large pixels

• Catalan: pixelar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 打馬賽克／打马赛克 (zh), 打马赛克 (zh) (dǎ mǎsàikè)

• Finnish: pikselöidä
• French: pixelliser (fr), pixéliser (fr), pixeliser (fr)
• Galician: pixelar
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: verpixeln (de), pixeln
• Hungarian: kikockáz
• Italian: pixelare
• Portuguese: pixelizar
• Spanish: pixelar