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DISCOLORIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does discolorize mean? 

DISCOLORIZE (verb)
  The verb DISCOLORIZE has 1 sense:

1. remove color fromplay

  Familiarity information: DISCOLORIZE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DISCOLORIZE (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Remove color from

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

bleach; bleach out; decolor; decolorise; decolorize; decolour; decolourise; decolourize; discolorise; discolorize; discolourise

Context example:

The sun bleached the red shirt

Hypernyms (to "discolorize" is one way to...):

discolor (cause to lose or change color)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something


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