Meanings
verbachromatize (third-person singular simple present achromatizes, present participle achromatizing, simple past and past participle achromatized)
present singular third person achromatizes · participle present achromatizing · participle past achromatized · past achromatized · alternative achromatise
- transitiveTo deprive of colour; to make achromatic.
- transitiveTo remove chromatic aberration from an optical system
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀ-“not”
- Englishachromatize
From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian acromatizzare
- acromatizzareto remove chromatic aberration
Portuguese descolorir, descolorar
- descolorirto deprive of colour
- descolorarto deprive of colour
- acromatizarto remove chromatic aberration
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APA
achromatize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achromatize
MLA
“achromatize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achromatize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “achromatize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achromatize.
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