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colour, v.
(coloured, colouring, colours)

change color, often in an undesired manner
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color colour discolor discolour

sample sentences

"The shirts discolored"

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discoloration discoloration

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discolouration discolouration

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colouring colour

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coloring color

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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

add color to
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color color in colorise colorize colour colour in colourise colourize

sample sentences

"The child colored the drawings"
"Fall colored the trees"
"colorize black and white film"

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coloration coloring color coloring

antonym

discolor

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color

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colouring colouring

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change, alter, modify

hyponym

affect as in thought or feeling
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color colour distort tinge

sample sentences

"My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"
"The sadness tinged his life"

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affect, touch, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch on

give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
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color colour gloss

sample sentences

"color a lie"

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gloss

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rationalize, excuse, apologize, apologise, rationalise

decorate with colors
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color colour emblazon

sample sentences

"color the walls with paint in warm tones"

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coloration color colorist

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colour

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decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify

hyponym

miniate

modify or bias
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color colour

sample sentences

"His political ideas color his lectures"

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colour

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influence, act upon, work