decolourize
decolourize · decolourizes · decolourized · decolourizing
To drain of colour, to remove the colour fromTo drain of colour, to remove the colour from.
/diːˈkʌləɹaɪz/
Meaning
1 sensesTo drain of colour, to remove the colour from.
More definitions
- cause to become white or lighter in color
Forms
decolourizes, decolourizing, decolourized, decolourized| Base form | decolourize · to decolourize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | decolourizes |
| Present participle | decolourizing |
| Past simple | decolourized |
| Past participle | decolourized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
10 synonymsClose in meaning
- cause to become white or lighter in color:bleachbleach outdecolordecolourdecolorizedecolorisedecolourisediscolorize
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