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Verb: discolor  dis'kúlur
Usage: US (=discolour)
  1. Lose color or turn colorless
    "The painting discolored"
    - discolour [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. Cause to lose or change color
    "The detergent discolored my shirts"
    - discolour [Brit, Cdn]
     
  3. Change color, often in an undesired manner
    "The shirts discolored"
    - discolour [Brit, Cdn], colour [Brit, Cdn], color [US]

Derived forms: discolors, discoloring, discolored

See also: discoloration

Type of: alter, change, modify

Antonym: color [US]