colorate1
/ˈkʌl(ə)rət/ /ˈkʌl(ə)reɪt/(also colourate)
adjective
Having a colour, coloured. Also figurative. Now chiefly Biology.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Guy de Chauliac's Grande Chirurgie. From classical Latin colōrātus coloured, use as adjective of past participle of colōrāre colour.
colorate2
/ˈkʌləreɪt/(also colourate)
verb
[with object] To colour.
Origin
Late 16th century. From classical Latin colōrāt-, past participial stem of colōrāre colour.