colorize vs ruddy

colorize

verb
  • To add color to. 

  • (Canadian spelling, acceptable) To convert black and white media to color by digital post production (as is often done in digital photography and in video special effects). 

ruddy

verb
  • To make reddish in colour. 

adv
  • A mild intensifier, expressing irritation. 

noun
  • A ruddy duck. 

  • A ruddy ground dove. 

adj
  • Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky. 

  • A mild intensifier, expressing irritation. 

How often have the words colorize and ruddy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )