discolour
discolour · discolours · discoloured · discolouring
British and Canadian standard spelling of discolorBritish and Canadian standard spelling of discolor.
» It was a boy dressed in ragged velveteen breeches, and thin discoloured shirt.
Meaning
1 sensesBritish and Canadian standard spelling of discolor.
More definitions
- change color, often in an undesired manner
Examples
1 sentencesIt was a boy dressed in ragged velveteen breeches, and thin discoloured shirt.
Origin
From Middle English discolouren, discoloren, from Old French discolorer, descolorer, equivFrom Middle English discolouren, discoloren, from Old French discolorer, descolorer, equivalent to dis- + colour.
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Forms
discolours, discolouring, discoloured, discoloured| Base form | discolour · to discolour |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | discolours |
| Present participle | discolouring |
| Past simple | discoloured |
| Past participle | discoloured |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelateddiscolouration
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