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colour 2, verb (oh)



2 v BrE color AmE
[T] to change the colour of something, especially by using dye
::If I didn't colour my hair I'd be totally grey.
::Colour the icing with a little green food colouring.
colour sth red/blue etc
::Sunset came and coloured the sky a brilliant red.
[I and T] also colour in
to use coloured pencils to put colours inside the lines of a picture
::On the back page is a picture for your child to colour in.
::She has no idea how to colour a picture - she just scribbles all over it.
[I] literary when someone colours, their face becomes redder because they are embarrassed
-synonym blush blush
::Her eyes suddenly met his and she coloured slightly.
colour sb's judgement/opinions/attitudes etc
to influence the way someone thinks about something, especially so that they become less fair or reasonable
::In my position, I can't afford to let my judgement be coloured by personal feelings.