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decolour

decolour verb: to deprive of colour; to bleach.

Verb

decolour (third-person singular simple present decolours, present participle decolouring, simple past and past participle decoloured)

  1. (transitive) To deprive of colour; to bleach.

Forms of decolour

third-person singular presentdecolours
present participledecolouring
past participledecoloured
pastdecoloured
alternative formdecolor

Origin of decolour

From de- + colour.

Questions about decolour

What does decolour mean?
Decolour means to deprive of colour; to bleach.
What part of speech is decolour?
Decolour is a verb.
What is the past tense of decolour?
The past tense of decolour is decoloured.

Words near decolour in the dictionary

  1. decolorizer
  2. decolorizers
  3. decolorizes
  4. decolorizing
  5. decolors
  6. decolour
  7. decolourant
  8. decolourants
  9. decolouration
  10. decolourations
  11. decoloured

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