colorize vs vermilion

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). 

vermilion

verb
  • To color or paint vermilion. 

noun
  • A vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide, cinnabar. 

  • A type of red dye worn in the parting of the hair by married Hindu women. 

  • A bright orange-red colour. 

  • The red skin of the lips or its border with the skin of the face. 

adj
  • Having a brilliant red colour. 

  • Having the color of the vermilion dye. 

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