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Definition of Discolour
1. Verb. Change color, often in an undesired manner. "The shirts discolored"
Exact synonyms: Color, Colour, Discolor
Specialized synonyms: Blush, Crimson, Flush, Redden, Blanch, Blench, Pale, Bronze, Tan, Burn, Sunburn, White, Whiten, Black, Blacken, Melanise, Melanize, Nigrify, Turn, Silver, Dye, Redden, Purple, Gray, Grey, Yellow, Tone, Green, Blue
Generic synonyms: Change
Derivative terms: Color, Coloring, Colour, Colouring, Discoloration, Discoloration, Discolouration, Discolouration
Specialized synonyms: Blush, Crimson, Flush, Redden, Blanch, Blench, Pale, Bronze, Tan, Burn, Sunburn, White, Whiten, Black, Blacken, Melanise, Melanize, Nigrify, Turn, Silver, Dye, Redden, Purple, Gray, Grey, Yellow, Tone, Green, Blue
Generic synonyms: Change
Derivative terms: Color, Coloring, Colour, Colouring, Discoloration, Discoloration, Discolouration, Discolouration
Definition of Discolour
1. Verb. (alternative spelling of discolor) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Discolour
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Discolour
Literary usage of Discolour
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"Guided (in anguish, and her lovely skin discolour'd) where upon the battle's left
She found fierce Ares sitting; ..."
2. Author's & Printer's Dictionary: A Guide for Authors by Frederick Howard Collins (1912)
"-i*. discoloration*, not discolour-. discolour/ *, -ed *, -ment*, not discolor.
discomfit/*, -ed*, ..."
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