colorir

Colorir is a Portuguese verb that means to apply color to something, to color, or to tint. It can refer to physical coloring, such as drawing with colored pencils, painting with paints, or dyeing fabrics, as well as to digital processes, such as colorizing a black-and-white photo or adding color to an image or video. The action is transitive, used with a direct object: colorir um desenho, colorir as paredes, colorir uma foto.

In everyday use, colorir appears in educational, artistic, and therapeutic contexts. It is common in childhood activities, design workflows, and creative projects, and it can also denote adding liveliness or emphasis to a subject or composition.

Conjugation and grammar: colorir belongs to the third conjugation of Portuguese verbs, ending in -ir. It follows the typical patterns of -ir verbs for many tenses and moods, though some forms may show irregularities or regional variations. The exact endings vary by person and tense, but the general principle is to combine the radical color- with the appropriate infinitive and personal endings.

Etymology and cognates: the verb is formed from the noun color (color) with the -ir suffix, and it has cognates in related Romance languages such as colorier in French and colorire in Italian. The noun cor or cor (color) is closely related in meaning and usage.

See also: cor, coloração, colorido, coloração.