decolour

de·col·or

[dee-kuhl-er]
verb (used with object)
to remove the color from; deprive of color; bleach.
Also, especially British, de·col·our.


Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English decolouren < Latin dēcolōrāre, equivalent to dē- de- + colōrāre to color

de·col·or·a·tion, noun
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decolour, decolorize or decolorise (diːˈkʌlə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(tr) to deprive of colour, as by bleaching
 
decolorize, decolorize or decolorise
 
vb
 
decolorise, decolorize or decolorise
 
vb
 
decolor'ation, decolorize or decolorise
 
n
 
decolori'zation, decolorize or decolorise
 
n
 
decolori'sation, decolorize or decolorise
 
n

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Decolour is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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