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Verb: decolor  dee'kú-lur
Usage: US (elsewhere: decolour)
  1. Cause to become white or lighter in color
    "They decolored the fabric before dyeing it a new shade"; "The sun decolord the red shirt";
    - bleach, bleach out, decolour [Brit, Cdn], decolorize [US], decolourize [Brit, Cdn], decolorise [Brit], decolourise [Brit], discolorize [US], discolourise [Brit, Cdn], discolorise [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: decolored, decoloring, decolors

Type of: discolor [US], discolour [Brit, Cdn]