About The Word Discolor

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Discolor

Discolor Meaning & Definition
Discolor Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Discolor?

[v] change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
[v] cause to lose or change color; "The detergent discolored my shirts"
[v] lose color or turn colorless; "The painting discolored"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Discolor: color | colour | discolour

Related Terms | Find terms related to Discolor: achromatize | attaint | bedaub | besmear | besmirch | besmoke | bestain | blacken | blanch | blaze | blaze a trail | bleach | blemish | blot | blotch | blur | brand | chalk | chalk up | check | check off | cicatrize | dapple | dappled | darken | dash | daub | decolor | decolorize | defile | define | delimit | demarcate | dim | dirty | dot | drain | drain of color | dull | engrave | etiolate | fade | fleck | freckle | fume | gash | hatch | impress | imprint | line | make a mark | mark | mark off | mark out | motley | mottle | multicolor | multicolored | multihued | nick | notch | pale | parti-colored | pencil | pepper | peroxide | point | prick | print | punch | punctuate | puncture | riddle | scar | scarify | scorch | score | scotch | scratch | seal | seam | sear | singe | slubber | slur | smear | smirch | smoke | smut | soil | speck | speckle | splotch | spot | stain | stamp | stigmatize | streak | striate | stripe | sully | taint | tar | tarnish | tattoo | tick | tick off | tone down | trace | underline | underscore | varicolored | versicolor | versicolored | wash out | whiten

See Also | alter | black | blacken | blanch | bleach | bleach out | blench | blue | blush | bronze | burn | change | crimson | decolor | decolorise | decolorize | decolour | decolourise | decolourize | discolor | discolorise | discolorize | discolourise | dye | flush | gray | green | grey | infuscate | melanise | melanize | nigrify | pale | purple | redden | sallow | silver | sunburn | tan | tone | turn | wash out | white | whiten | yellow

Discolor In Webster's Dictionary

\Dis*col"or\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discolored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discoloring}.] [OE. descolouren, OF. descolorer, F. d['e]colorer, fr. L. dis- + cololare, coloratum, to color, color color. See {Color}.] [Written also {discolour}.] 1. To alter the natural hue or color of; to change to a different color; to stain; to tinge; as, a drop of wine will discolor water; silver is discolored by sea water. 2. To alter the true complexion or appearance of; to put a false hue upon. To discolor all your ideas. --Wat??

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