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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. lose color or turn colorless;
- Example: "The painting discolored"

2. cause to lose or change color;
- Example: "The detergent discolored my shirts"

3. change color, often in an undesired manner;
- Example: "The shirts discolored"
[syn: discolor, discolour, colour, color]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Discolor \Dis*col"or\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discolored; p. pr.
   & vb. n. Discoloring.] [OE. descolouren, OF. descolorer, F.
   d['e]colorer, fr. L. dis- + cololare, coloratum, to color,
   color color. See Color.] [Written also discolour.]
   1. To alter the natural hue or color of; to change to a
      different color; to stain; to tinge; as, a drop of wine
      will discolor water; silver is discolored by sea water.
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   2. To alter the true complexion or appearance of; to put a
      false hue upon.
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            To discolor all your ideas.           --Watts.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

discolor
    v 1: lose color or turn colorless; "The painting discolored"
         [ant: color, color in, colorise, colorize,
         colour, colour in, colourise, colourize]
    2: cause to lose or change color; "The detergent discolored my
       shirts"
    3: change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts
       discolored" [syn: discolor, discolour, colour, color]