discolor

dis·col·or

 (dĭs-kŭl′ər)

v. dis·col·ored, dis·col·or·ing, dis·col·ors

v.tr.

To alter or spoil the color of; stain.

v.intr.

To become altered or spoiled in color.

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[Middle English discolouren, from Old French discolerer : des-, dis- + colourer, to color (from Latin colōrāre, from color, color; see color).]

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dis•col•or

(dɪsˈkʌl ər)

v.t.

1. to change or spoil the color of; fade or stain.

v.i.

2. to change color; become faded or stained.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Old French descolorer < Late Latin discolorārī to change color, derivative of Latin discolor of another color. See dis-¹, color]

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discolor

Past participle: discolored
Gerund: discoloring

Imperative

discolor

discolor

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	discolor - lose color or turn colorless; "The painting discolored" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" wash out - lose color in the process of being washed; "The expensive shirt washed out in the German washing machine" color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"
	2.	discolor - cause to lose or change color; "The detergent discolored my shirts" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolorise, decolorize, decolour, decolourise, decolourize, discolorise, discolorize, discolourise - remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt" sallow - cause to become sallow; "The illness has sallowed her face" wash out - drain off the color in the course of laundering; "The harsh soap washed out the delicate blouse" infuscate - darken with a brownish tinge, as of insect wings
	3.	discolor - change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored" discolour, color, colour blush, crimson, flush, redden - turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by" blanch, blench, pale - turn pale, as if in fear bronze, tan - get a tan, from wind or sun sunburn, burn - get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" white, whiten - turn white; "This detergent will whiten your laundry" black, blacken, nigrify, melanise, melanize - make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened" turn - change color; "In Vermont, the leaves turn early" silver - turn silver; "The man's hair silvered very attractively" dye - color with dye; "Please dye these shoes" redden - turn red or redder; "The sky reddened" purple - become purple gray, grey - turn grey; "Her hair began to grey" yellow - turn yellow; "The pages of the book began to yellow" tone - change the color or tone of; "tone a negative" green - turn or become green; "The trees are greening" blue - turn blue

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discolor

verb

To soil with foreign matter:

bestain, smut, stain.

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Translations

discolour

(disˈkalə) (American) discolor verb

to (cause to) change colour or become stained. The paintwork had discoloured with the damp. verkleur, verbleik يُغَيِّر اللوْن обезцветявам desbotar změnit barvu verfärben misfarve; skjolde αποχρωματίζω, ξεβάφωdecolorar, descolorar värvi rikkuma, laiguliseks minema تغییر رنگ دادن؛ رنگ رفته شدن tahriintua décolorer לִדהוֹת रंग उड़ा देना obezbojiti, promjeniti boju elszíntelenít, elhalványít; átfest berubah warna upplitast scolorare, scolorire 変色させる 변색시키다 išblukti, išblukinti, pakeisti spalvą mainīt krāsu; izbalēt; noplukt melunturkan verkleuren, vlekkenmisfarge, falme, skjolde, avfarge odbarwiać (się) بې رنګه كول، بې ډوله كول: ويجاړول: بڼه يې ګر زول: لكه داركول desbotar a (se) decolora обесцвечивать zmeniť farbu, prefarbiť, pofŕkať barvo spremeniti promeniti boju missfärga[s] ทำให้เปลี่ยนสี; ทำให้สีตก rengi bozmak, solmak 使變色 змінювати колір; знебарвлювати(ся) بدرنگ کرنا یا ہونا làm phai màu 使变色

disˌcolouˈration noun

verkleuring, verbleiking تَغْيير اللوْن обезцветяване descoloração odbarvení, ztráta barvy die Verfärbung misfarvning αποχρωματισμός decoloración värvikaotus, plekk تغییر رنگ؛ رنگ رفتگی tahra décoloration דְהִייָה विरंजन, धब्बा obezbojenje, promjena boje elszíntelenedés perubahan warna upplitun scoloramento, scolorimento 変色 변색 išblukimas, spalvos pakeitimas krāsas mainīšana; izbalēšana; noplukšana kelunturan verkleuringmisfarging, falming odbarwienie بې رنګه كول descoloração decolorare обесцвечивание odfarbenie, vyblednutie sprememba barve gubljenje boje missfärgning สีตก bozma; değiştirme 變色 зміна кольору; знебарвлювання بدرنگی quá trình làm đổi màu 变色

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discolor

v. cambiar de color, quitar el color.

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