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discolor::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | color, colour, discolour |
| Type of | change |
| Has types | sunburn, tan, tone, turn, yellow, black, blacken, blanch, blench, blue, blush, bronze, burn, crimson, dye, flush, gray, green, grey, melanise, melanize, pale, purple, redden, silver, white, whiten |
| Derivation | discoloration |
The shirts discolored.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | alter, modify, change |
| Has types | decolorize, decolour, sallow, decolourise, decolourize, discolorise, discolorize, wash out, discolourise, bleach, infuscate, bleach out, decolor, decolorise |
| Derivation | discoloration |
The detergent discolored my shirts.
Examples of discolor
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Because they are very tender, strawberries will bruise and discolor when squeezed.
From the sacbee.com
When washing windows, be cautioned that bleach can discolor dark vinyl colors.
From the charlotteobserver.com
It is generally white, but may discolor to pale dirty cream from the base up.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The fabric may contain sulfur or plastic that can discolor silver and copper.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Does that discolor their numbers, undermine their careers, diminish their greatness?
From the stltoday.com
Like apples, the flesh will discolor or oxidize once they are cut and exposed to air.
From the tennessean.com
Detergent may discolor or damage some surfaces, so test a small area first.
From the sltrib.com
Keep an eye out for lacebugs, which can disfigure and discolor the foliage.
From the sfgate.com
It is Rhoeo discolor, which bears a roundish cluster of wide, stiff leaves.
From the charlotteobserver.com
- Lose color or turn colorless; "The painting discolored"
- Cause to lose or change color; "The detergent discolored my shirts"
- (discoloration) stain: a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain"
- (discoloration) the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded
- To change or lose color
- (Discoloration) Any change from the original color. Discoloration is often caused by overheating, light exposure, irradiation, or chemical attack.
- (Discoloration) presence of unusual colors in the water, commonly clear, green or brown.
- (Discoloration) A change in the visual appearance of the material caused by formation of oxides when exposed to contaminating atmosphere, always at elevated temperatures.
- (Discoloration) (1) Staining. (2) Changing or darkening in color from the standard or original.
