decolourize

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UK/diːˈkʌləɹaɪz/

verb

To drain of colour, to remove the colour from.

Similar
bleachbleach outdecolordecolourdecolorizedecolorisedecolourisediscolorize
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Meanings

verbdecolourize (third-person singular simple present decolourizes, present participle decolourizing, simple past and past participle decolourized)

present singular third person decolourizes · participle present decolourizing · participle past decolourized · past decolourized · alternative decolourise

  1. intransitivetransitiveTo drain of colour, to remove the colour from.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbcause to become white or lighter in color

Similar
bleachbleach outdecolordecolourdecolorizedecolorisedecolourisediscolorizediscolourisediscolorise
Broader
discolor
Also see
bleachdecolorizedecolour

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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