posterize

poster +‎ -ize

• IPA^(key): /ˈpəʊstəɹaɪz/

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A posterized photograph, reduced to 256 colors.

posterize (third-person singular simple present posterizes, present participle posterizing, simple past and past participle posterized)

1. To reduce the number of colors in an image, changing a continuous gradation of tone to several regions of fewer tones, with abrupt changes from one tone to another.
2. (basketball, slang): To score a slam dunk by leaping over another player.

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