discolor – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
discolor (Amer.)
v.
change the color of, stain; fade, (also discolour)
discolor
Verb
1. lose color or turn colorless; "The painting discolored"
(antonym) color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) wash out
2. cause to lose or change color; "The detergent discolored my shirts"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolour, decolorize, decolourize, decolorise, decolourise, discolorize, discolourise, discolorise
(cause) discolour, colour, color
(derivation) stain, discoloration, discolouration
3. change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
(synonym) discolour, colour, color
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) blush, crimson, flush, redden
(derivation) stain, discoloration, discolouration
Discolor
(v. t.)
To alter the true complexion or appearance of; to put a false hue upon.
(v. t.)
To alter the natural hue or color of; to change to a different color; to stain; to tinge; as, a drop of wine will discolor water; silver is discolored by sea water.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
discolor
ADJ
another color| not of the same color; of different/party colors; variegated
discolor
Synonyms and related words:
achromatize, attaint, bedaub, besmear, besmirch, besmoke, bestain, blacken, blanch, blaze, blaze a trail, bleach, blemish, blot, blotch, blur, brand, chalk, chalk up, check, check off, cicatrize, dapple, dappled, darken, dash, daub, decolor, decolorize, defile, define, delimit, demarcate, dim, dirty, dot, drain, drain of color, dull, engrave, etiolate, fade, fleck, freckle, fume, gash, hatch, impress, imprint, line, make a mark, mark, mark off, mark out, motley, mottle, multicolor, multicolored, multihued, nick, notch, pale, parti-colored, pencil, pepper, peroxide, point, prick, print, punch, punctuate, puncture, riddle, scar, scarify, scorch, score, scotch, scratch, seal, seam, sear, singe, slubber, slur, smear, smirch, smoke, smut, soil, speck, speckle, splotch, spot, stain, stamp, stigmatize, streak, striate, stripe, sully, taint, tar, tarnish, tattoo, tick, tick off, tone down, trace, underline, underscore, varicolored, versicolor, versicolored, wash out, whiten
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.