Word

discolor, v.
(discolored, discoloring, discolors)

change color, often in an undesired manner
<verb.change>

color colour discolor discolour

sample sentences

"The shirts discolored"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

discoloration discoloration

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

discolouration discolouration

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

colouring colour

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

coloring color

semantic pointers

hyponym

blush, flush, redden, crimson pale, blanch, blench tan, bronze burn, sunburn whiten, white blacken, melanize, melanise, black turn silver dye redden purple grey, gray yellow tone green blue

hypernym

change

cause to lose or change color
<verb.change>

discolor

sample sentences

"The detergent discolored my shirts"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

discoloration discoloration

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

hyponym

bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolour, decolorize, decolourize, decolorise, decolourise, discolorize, discolourise, discolorise sallow wash out infuscate

cause

discolor, discolour, colour, color

lose color or turn colorless
<verb.change>

discolor

sample sentences

"The painting discolored"

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

antonym

color

semantic pointers

hypernym

change

hyponym

wash out