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decolor

/diːˈkʌl.ər/

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verb

C1formalcommon/diːˈkʌl.ər/

A verb meaning to remove color from something, to make something lose its color.

  • 🇷🇺Глагол, означающий удалить цвет с чего-либо, сделать что-то бесцветным.
  1. Remove color from B2 formal

    To strip or take away the color from something, making it lighter or colorless.

    • The bleach decolored the fabric completely.
    • They used a special chemical to decolor the stained surface.
    • The sun decolored the old photograph over time.

    🇷🇺Обесцветить

    Synonyms: blanchbleachdecolorizeetiolatefadelightenwhiten

    Antonyms: colordyepaintstaintint

  • decolored past participle
  • decoloured past participle
  • decolored past simple
  • decoloured past simple
  • decoloring present participle
  • decolouring present participle
  • decolors third person singular
  • decolours third person singular