pixilate

pix i late |ˈpiksəˌlāt | ▶verb variant spelling of pixelate.

pixilated

pix il at ed |ˈpiksəˌlātid ˈpɪksəˌleɪdɪd |(Brit. also pixillated ) ▶adjective crazy; confused. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: variant of pixie-led, literally ‘led astray by pixies, ’ figuratively ‘confused, ’ or from pixie, on the pattern of words such as elated and emulated .

pixilate

pix ¦il |ate ▶verb variant spelling of pixelate.

pixilated

pixilated |ˈpɪksɪleɪtɪd |(also pixillated ) ▶adjective bewildered; confused. • informal, dated drunk. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: variant of pixie-led, literally ‘led astray by pixies ’, figuratively ‘confused ’, or from pixie, on the pattern of words such as elated and emulated .