I. noun
1.
a property of a visible thing recognizable only when rays of light fall upon it and serving to distinguish things otherwise visually identical (as in size, shape, or texture)
the green color of foliage turns red and gold in autumn
Synonyms: cast, hue, shade, tinge, tint, tone
2.
Synonyms: mask 2, coloring, disguise, facade, face, front, guise, put-on, semblance, show
3.
Synonyms: verisimilitude , plausibility, verisimility
4.
Synonyms: position 1, attitude, stance, stand
5.
Synonyms: flag , banner, ensign, gonfalon, jack, oriflamme, pennant, pennon, standard, streamer
6.
something used to impart visible color to something
dyed her curtains with one of the new easy-to-use colors
Synonyms: colorant, dye, dyestuff, pigment, stain, tincture
II. verb
1.
Synonyms: embroider , embellish, exaggerate, fudge, magnify, overcharge, overdraw, overpaint, overstate, pad
Related Word: disguise, distort, fake, misrepresent
Contrasted words: constrain, minimize, reduce, soften, temper; blue-pencil, censor, edit
2.
Synonyms: misrepresent , belie, distort, falsify, garble, miscolor, misstate, pervert, twist, warp
3.
Synonyms: blush , crimson, flush, glow, mantle, pink, pinken, redden, rose, rouge