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