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discolor

/dɪsˈkʰʌlə(ɹ)/

discolor verb: to change or lose color.

Verb

discolor (third-person singular simple present discolors, present participle discoloring, simple past and past participle discolored)

  1. (US, transitive) To change or lose color.
    • Washing light laundry with dark may cause your clothes to discolor.
    • A bad enough bruise can discolor the skin.

discolor meaning in Tamil

discolor in Tamil

நிறம் நீக்கு

Forms of discolor

third-person singular presentdiscolors
present participlediscoloring
past participlediscolored
pastdiscolored
alternative formdiscolour

Past tense of discolor: discolored

Origin of discolor

From Middle English discoloren, discoloren, from Old French descolorer, discolorer, equivalent to dis- + color.

Words formed from discolor

Questions about discolor

What does discolor mean?
Discolor means to change or lose color.
What is discolor in Tamil?
Discolor in Tamil is நிறம் நீக்கு. See Discolor meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is discolor?
Discolor is a verb.
How do you pronounce discolor?
Discolor is pronounced /dɪsˈkʰʌlə(ɹ)/.
What is the past tense of discolor?
The past tense of discolor is discolored.

Words near discolor in the dictionary

  1. discolichens
  2. discoligamentous
  3. discolike
  4. discolith
  5. discoliths
  6. discolor
  7. discolor'd
  8. discolorate
  9. discolorated
  10. discolorates
  11. discolorating

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Adapted from Wiktionary: discolor (page history and authors); discolor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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