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discolorating

discolorating is the present participle and gerund of discolorate.

Meaning of discolorate

Verb

discolorate (third-person singular simple present discolorates, present participle discolorating, simple past and past participle discolorated)

  1. (dated, transitive) To discolor.
    • so the least mixture of civil concernment in religious matters so discolorated the Christian candour1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)

Questions about discolorating

What is discolorating the present participle and gerund of?
Discolorating is the present participle and gerund of discolorate.

Words near discolorating in the dictionary

  1. discolor
  2. discolor'd
  3. discolorate
  4. discolorated
  5. discolorates
  6. discolorating
  7. discoloration
  8. discolorations
  9. discolored
  10. discoloredness
  11. discolorer

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