verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To deprive of colour; to make achromatic. transitive
2. 2
   remove color from wordnet
3. 3
   To remove chromatic aberration from an optical system transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

achromatiseblanchbleachdimdiscolordrain

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”).

Related phrases

chromatic aberration

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