gray out

verb

To make (a visual element) gray or lighter in colour to indicate that it is disabled or unavailable.

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Meanings

verbgray out (third-person singular simple present grays out, present participle graying out, simple past and past participle grayed out)

present singular third person grays out · participle present graying out · participle past grayed out · past grayed out · alternative grey out

  1. computingTo make (a visual element) gray or lighter in colour to indicate that it is disabled or unavailable.

    Synonyms: ghost

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make (a visual element) gray or lighter in colour to indicate that it is disabled or unavailable.

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Translations

Finnish harmauttaa
  • harmauttaato make (a visual element) gray or lighter in colour to indicate that it is disabled or unavailable
French griser
  • griserto make (a visual element) gray or lighter in colour to indicate that it is disabled or unavailable
German ausgrauen
  • ausgrauento make (a visual element) gray or lighter in colour to indicate that it is disabled or unavailable
Hungarian kiszürkít
  • kiszürkítto make (a visual element) gray or lighter in colour to indicate that it is disabled or unavailable
Japanese グレーアウトする, グレイアウトする
  • グレーアウトする (gurēauto suru)to make (a visual element) gray or lighter in colour to indicate that it is disabled or unavailable
  • グレイアウトする (gureiauto suru)to make (a visual element) gray or lighter in colour to indicate that it is disabled or unavailable
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APA

gray out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gray%20out

MLA

“gray out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gray%20out. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gray out,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gray%20out.

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