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dis⋅col⋅or
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dɪsˈkʌl
ər
/
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-er
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–verb (used with object)
1.
to change or spoil the color of; fade or stain.
–verb (used without object)
2.
to change color; become faded or stained.
Origin:
1350–1400;
ME
discolouren
< OF
descolorer
< LL
discolorārī
to change color, deriv. of L
discolor
of another color.
See
dis-
1
,
color
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dis·col·or
(dĭs-kŭl'ər)
v.
dis·col·ored
,
dis·col·or·ing
,
dis·col·ors
v.
tr.
To alter or spoil the color of; stain.
v.
intr.
To become altered or spoiled in color.
[Middle English
discolouren
, from Old French
discolerer
:
des-
,
dis-
+
colourer
,
to color
(from Latin
colōrāre
, from
color
,
color
; see
color
).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
discolor
c.1380, from O.Fr.
discolourer,
from
des-
"dis-" +
colourer
"to color," from L.
colorare
(see
color
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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