1. to display or render an image in pixels; to cause an image to appear as a collection of small colored squares or blocks
Usage: computing, digital media
2. to blur or obscure part of an image by replacing it with pixels, typically for privacy or censorship purposes
Usage: computing, digital media

Examples

• The old video game pixellates the characters to fit the limited graphics of the console.
• The security camera pixellates faces to protect the privacy of people in the footage.
• When you zoom in too far on a digital photo, it pixellates and loses detail.
• The editor pixellates the license plate in the news broadcast.
• Modern software can pixellate an image in real time during video streaming.
• The image pixellates when displayed at a very low resolution.