discolor (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 3 senses of the word *discolor*:
VERB	change	discolor	lose color / color or turn colorless
change	discolor	cause to lose or change color
change	discolor, discolour, colour, color	change color, often in an undesired manner

discolor > pronunciation
Sounds	dihskah'ler
Rhymes	alveolar ... Ziegler: 240 rhymes with ler...

English > *discolor*: 3 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	Lose color / color or turn colorless.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"The painting discolored"
Narrower	wash out	Lose color in the process of being washed
Broader	change	Undergo a change
Opposite	color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in	add color to
Spanish	descolorarse, descolorar

English > *discolor*: 3 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	Cause to lose or change color.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"The detergent discolored my shirts"
Cause to	discolor, discolour, colour, color	change color, often in an undesired manner
Narrower	bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolour, decolorize, decolourize, decolorise, decolourise, discolorize, discolourise, discolorise	Remove color from
	infuscate	darken with a brownish tinge, as of insect wings
	sallow	Cause to become sallow
	wash out	Drain off the color in the course of laundering
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Spanish	descolorarse, descolorar
Catalan	descolorar, descolorir
Nouns	discoloration	the act of changing the natural color / color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded
Nouns	discoloration	a soiled or discolored appearance

English > *discolor*: 3 senses > verb 3, change
Meaning	change color, often in an undesired manner.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Example	"The shirts discolored"
Synonyms	discolour, colour, color
Caused by	discolor	Cause to lose or change color
Narrower	blacken, melanize, melanise, black	make or become black
	blue	Turn blue
	blush, crimson, flush, redden	Turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	dye	color with dye
	green	Turn or become green
	grey, gray	Turn grey
	pale, blanch, blench	Turn pale, as if in fear
	purple	Become purple
	redden	Turn red or redder
	silver	Turn silver
	sunburn, burn	Get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
	tan, bronze	Get a tan, from wind or sun
	tone	change the color or tone of
	turn	change color / color
	whiten, white	Turn white
	yellow	Turn yellow
Broader	change	Undergo a change
Spanish	decolorarse, decolorar, descolorar
Catalan	descolorar, descolorir-se, descolorir
Nouns	discoloration	the act of changing the natural color / color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded
Nouns	discoloration	a soiled or discolored appearance

HyperDic: discolor