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Discolor

//dɪsˈkʰʌlə(ɹ)// verb

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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

Etymology

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

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