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Verb: posterise  'pow-stu,rIz
Usage: Brit
  1. Reduce the number of colour tones in an image, changing a continuous gradation of tone to several regions of fewer tones, with abrupt changes from one tone to another
    "The graphic designer posterised the photograph to create a bold, pop art-style image";
    - posterize

Derived forms: posterises, posterising, posterised

Encyclopedia: Posterise