Discolor

/dɪsˈkʰʌlə(ɹ)/ verb

verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To change or lose color. US

    "Washing light laundry with dark may cause your clothes to discolor."

  2. 2
    change color, often in an undesired manner wordnet
  3. 3
    cause to lose or change color wordnet
  4. 4
    lose color or turn colorless wordnet

Example

More examples

"Washing light laundry with dark may cause your clothes to discolor."

Etymology

From Middle English discoloren, discoloren, from Old French descolorer, discolorer, equivalent to dis- + color.

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