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discolor

/ discolor /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
change color, often in an undesired manner
"The shirts discolored"
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
blush crimson flush redden pale
Derived:
color colour coloring colouring coloring material
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
cause to lose or change color
"The detergent discolored my shirts"
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
bleach bleach out decolor decolour decolorize
Derived:
stain discoloration discolouration
Causes:
discolour colour color
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
lose color or turn colorless
"The painting discolored"
Opposites:
color colorize colorise colourise colourize
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
wash out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Semantic Complexity
36%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

change blush crimson flush redden pale alter modify bleach bleach out decolor decolour