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

Derived forms: decoloured, decolouring, decolours

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