deredden

verb — 2 senses

deredden

verb

Etymology From de- + redden.

1

To correct for redshift.

2

To make less red; to remove the red from.

  • Cold made noses of Sylvia Sidney, Fred MacMurray, and others of the Walter Wanger cast red. Hence, Makeup Man Kaufman had problem of dereddening noses.1935 December 29, “Inside Studio Stuff”, in The New York Times, volume LXXXV, number 28,463, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, section 9, page 4, column 2:
  • The importer offers Mr. Berrie’s statement that he made minor changes to the public domain doll by rounding the ears, changing the jawline, and derouging or dereddening the face.1993 March 10, John F. Atwood, “Re: Suspected infringement of Russ Berrie’s Troll doll copyright […]”, in Customs Bulletin and Decisions […], volume 27, number 10, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 20:
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  • The red-eye reduction function now requires you to click in the middle of the eye you want to deredden—a step backward in ease of use, in our opinion.2005 April, Rik Myslewski, “iPhoto 5”, in Rik Myslewski, editor, MacAddict, number 104, Brisbane, Calif.: Future Network USA, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 35, column 2:
Related terms
dereddened, undereddened

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