discolor

dɪsˈkʌlə

Definition of discolor - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

cause change

tr.

Rare

cause something to lose its original color

tr.

Rare

The sun can discolor the curtains over time.

fade

stain

color

intr.

Rare

change color in an undesired way

intr.

Rare

The fabric began to discolor after washing.

bleach

fade

stain

appearance

tr.

Rare

stain or tarnish

tr.

Rare

The metal started to discolor after years of neglect..

stain

tarnish

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Origin of discolor

Latin, dis (apart) + color (color)

Examples of discolor in a sentence

Improper washing may discolor the fabric.
The sun can discolor the paint over time.
Chemicals may discolor the surface of the metal.
The fabric began to discolor in the sun.
The painting will discolor if exposed to moisture.

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French:décolorer, se décolorer, ...
German:verfärben, beflecken, ...
Italian:scolorire, perdere colore, ...
Spanish:decolorar, perder color, ...
Portuguese:descolorir, manchar, ...
Chinese:变色, 褪色, ...
Japanese:変色させる, 変色する, ...
Arabic:بَهَتَ, تَغَيَّرَ لَوْنُهُ, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׁנּוֹת צֶבַע, לְהִתְכַּהוֹת, ...
Russian:обесцвечивать, обесцвечиваться, ...
Ukrainian:знебарвлювати, знебарвлюватися, ...
Hindi:बदरंग करना, रंग बदलना, ...
Bengali:রঙহীন করা, বর্ণ পরিবর্তন করা, ...
Catalan:descolorir, descolorir-se, ...
Czech:odbarvit, vyblednout, ...
Danish:misfarve, miste farve, ...
Dutch:verkleuren, verbleken, ...
Greek:ξεθωριάζω, χάνω το χρώμα μου, ...
Hungarian:elszínezni, elszíneződni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យពណ៌ស្រអាប់, ប្រែពណ៌, ...
Korean:변색시키다, 변색되다, ...
Persian:بی‌رنگ کرد, تغییر رنگ داد, ...
Polish:odbarwiać, blaknąć, ...
Portuguese (BR):descolorir, perder a cor, ...
Romanian:a decolora, a se decolora, ...
Swedish:bleka, blekna, ...
Thai:ทำให้สีซีด, เปลี่ยนสี, ...
Turkish:rengini soldurmak, rengi solmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm phai màu, bạc màu, ...

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