verb ·Moderate ·College 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

Synonyms

All synonyms

achromatizeattaintbedaubbesmearbesmirchbesmoke

Antonyms

All antonyms

colorcolorize

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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