To color or tint something; to apply color to a surface or substance.
From Latin 'coloratus', past participle of 'colorare' (to color). This is a formal or literary verb, less common than 'color' in modern English.
This archaic verb appears in old scientific and artistic texts—when Shakespeare or Renaissance painters' writings mention 'colorating' a canvas, they're using the same root!
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