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English verb: discolor | |||
| 1. | discolor (change) lose color or turn colorless | ||
| Samples | The painting discolored. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | wash out | ||
| Antonyms | color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour | ||
| 2. | discolor (change) cause to lose or change color | ||
| Samples | The detergent discolored my shirts. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolorise, decolorize, decolour, decolourise, decolourize, discolorise, discolorize, discolourise, infuscate, sallow, wash out | ||
| Cause | color, colour, discolor, discolour | ||
| 3. | discolor (change) change color, often in an undesired manner | ||
| Samples | The shirts discolored. | ||
| Synonyms | color, colour, discolour | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | black, blacken, blanch, blench, blue, blush, bronze, burn, crimson, dye, flush, gray, green, grey, melanise, melanize, nigrify, pale, purple, redden, redden, silver, sunburn, tan, tone, turn, white, whiten, yellow | ||
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