decolour
decolour · decolours · decoloured · decolouring
To deprive of colour; to bleachTo deprive of colour; to bleach.
Meaning
1 sensesTo deprive of colour; to bleach.
More definitions
- cause to become white or lighter in color
Origin
From de- + colour.From de- + colour.
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Forms
decolours, decolouring, decoloured, decoloured| Base form | decolour · to decolour |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | decolours |
| Present participle | decolouring |
| Past simple | decoloured |
| Past participle | decoloured |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
10 synonymsClose in meaning
- cause to become white or lighter in color:bleachbleach outdecolordecolorizedecolourizedecolorisedecolourisediscolorize
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