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decolour
de·col·or
/
diˈkʌl
ər
/
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[
dee-
kuhl
-er
]
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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
Related forms
de·col·or·a·tion,
noun
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decolour
,
decolorize
or
decolorise
(diːˈkʌlə)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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