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Discolour (Verb)

Meaning

Change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

  • The silk dress began to discolour after it was washed in hot water and exposed to direct sunlight.
  • If you do not store the white leather handbag properly it will discolour over time.
  • She watched in dismay as her expensive tablecloth began to discolour from the spilled red wine.
  • Leaving the painting in the attic for decades has caused it to discolour and lose its original vibrant colours.
  • The ceramic vase had started to discolour after years of sitting in the polluted city environment.

Synonyms

  • Color
  • Discolor
  • Colour

Hypernyms

  • Change

Hyponyms

  • Dye
  • Blue
  • Flush
  • Tan
  • Blacken
  • Turn
  • Sunburn
  • Grey
  • Pale
  • Melanise
  • Whiten
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blench
  • Blush
  • Redden
  • Tone
  • Green
  • Purple
  • Yellow

Related Words

  • Discolouration (noun)
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