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Verb: discolour  dis'kú-lu(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: discolor)
  1. Lose colour or turn colourless
    "The painting discoloured";
    - discolor [US]
     
  2. Cause to lose or change colour
    "The detergent discoloured my shirts";
    - discolor [US]
     
  3. Change colour, often in an undesired manner
    "The shirts discoloured";
    - discolor [US], colour [Brit, Cdn], color [US]

Derived forms: discoloured, discolouring, discolours

Type of: alter, change, modify