decolorize
decolorize · decolorizes · decolorized · decolorizing
To remove the color fromTo remove the color from.
/diːˈkʌləɹaɪz/
Meaning
2 senses(US, transitive)To remove the color from.
cause to become white or lighter in color
(US, intransitive)To lose one’s color.
Origin
From de- + color + -ize.From de- + color + -ize.
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Forms
decolorizes, decolorizing, decolorized, decolorized| Base form | decolorize · to decolorize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | decolorizes |
| Present participle | decolorizing |
| Past simple | decolorized |
| Past participle | decolorized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
10 synonymsClose in meaning
- cause to become white or lighter in color:bleachbleach outdecolordecolourdecolourizedecolorisedecolourisediscolorize
Word family
1 related wordsDeriveddecolorizer
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle