decolourise

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A form of decolourize — To drain of colour, to remove the colour from.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

verbdecolourise (third-person singular simple present decolourises, present participle decolourising, simple past and past participle decolourised)

present singular third person decolourises · participle present decolourising · participle past decolourised · past decolourised

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of decolourize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbcause to become white or lighter in color

Similar
bleachbleach outdecolordecolourdecolorizedecolourizedecolorisediscolorizediscolourisediscolorise
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

decolourise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decolourise

MLA

“decolourise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decolourise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decolourise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decolourise.

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