discolor
English Thesaurus
1. change color, often in an undesired manner (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | change, |
| definition | : | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | bronze, tan, |
| definition | : | get a tan, from wind or sun (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | burn, sunburn, |
| definition | : | get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | white, whiten, |
| definition | : | turn white (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | turn, |
| definition | : | change color (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | silver, |
| definition | : | turn silver (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | dye, |
| definition | : | color with dye (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | redden, |
| definition | : | turn red or redder (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | purple, |
| definition | : | become purple (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | gray, grey, |
| definition | : | turn grey (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | yellow, |
| definition | : | turn yellow (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | tone, |
| definition | : | change the color or tone of (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | green, |
| definition | : | turn or become green (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | blue, |
| definition | : | turn blue (verb.change) |
2. cause to lose or change color (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolorise, decolorize, decolour, decolourise, decolourize, discolorise, discolorize, discolourise, |
| definition | : | remove color from (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | sallow, |
| definition | : | cause to become sallow (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | wash out, |
| definition | : | drain off the color in the course of laundering (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | infuscate, |
| definition | : | darken with a brownish tinge, as of insect wings (verb.change) |
3. lose color or turn colorless (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | change, |
| definition | : | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | wash out, |
| definition | : | lose color in the process of being washed (verb.change) |
4. change color, often in an undesired manner (verb.change)
| derivation | : | discoloration, discolouration, |
| definition | : | the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | coloring, colouring, |
| definition | : | the act or process of changing the color of something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | color, coloring, colour, colouring, |
| definition | : | a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect (noun.attribute) |
5. cause to lose or change color (verb.change)
| derivation | : | discoloration, discolouration, |
| definition | : | the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded (noun.act) |
6. lose color or turn colorless (verb.change)
7. change color, often in an undesired manner (verb.change)
| derivation | : | discoloration, discolouration, |
| definition | : | the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | coloring, colouring, |
| definition | : | the act or process of changing the color of something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | color, coloring, colour, colouring, |
| definition | : | a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect (noun.attribute) |
8. cause to lose or change color (verb.change)
| derivation | : | discoloration, discolouration, |
| definition | : | the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded (noun.act) |
9. lose color or turn colorless (verb.change)
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