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decolorate

decolorate verb: to decolor; to deprive of color.

Verb

decolorate (third-person singular simple present decolorates, present participle decolorating, simple past and past participle decolorated)

  1. (transitive) To decolor; to deprive of color.

Forms of decolorate

third-person singular presentdecolorates
present participledecolorating
past participledecolorated
pastdecolorated

Origin of decolorate

From de- + colorate.

Questions about decolorate

What does decolorate mean?
Decolorate means to decolor; to deprive of color.
What part of speech is decolorate?
Decolorate is a verb.
What is the past tense of decolorate?
The past tense of decolorate is decolorated.

Words near decolorate in the dictionary

  1. decolonizes
  2. decolonizing
  3. decolor
  4. decolorant
  5. decolorants
  6. decolorate
  7. decolorated
  8. decolorates
  9. decolorating
  10. decoloration
  11. decolorations

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