pixelize

English

Etymology

pixel +‎ -ize

Verb

pixelize (third-person singular simple present pixelizes, present participle pixelizing, simple past and past participle pixelized)

1. (transitive, intransitive, computer graphics) To pixelate; to convert into pixels.
   • 2006, Eddie Tapp, Photoshop Workflow Setups, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 169:

     Vector graphics are resolution-independent and can be scaled to any size without losing detail, whereas a bitmap image is resolution-dependent and can pixelize when printed beyond its resolution parameters.

   • 2016 September 9, Alice Ross, Julia Carrie Wong, “Facebook deletes Norwegian PM's post as ‘napalm girl’ row escalates”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Aftenposten’s editor-in-chief, Espen Egil Hansen, said the newspaper had received a message from Facebook asking it to “either remove or pixelize” the photograph.

Derived terms

• pixelization

Portuguese

Verb

pixelize

1. inflection of pixelizar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative