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discolor

  • verb
  • /dɪsˈkʰʌlə(ɹ)/

To change or lose color.

Example

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

Related words

  • discoloration
  • discolorer
  • discolorment

Word history

From Old French "descolorer".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “discolor” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.