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- US Pronunciation
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- [dee-kuhl-er]
- /diˈkʌl ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dee-kuhl-er]
- /diˈkʌl ər/
Definitions of decolored word
- verb with object decolored to remove the color from; deprive of color; bleach. 1
- noun decolored Simple past tense and past participle of decolor. 1
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Origin of decolored
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English decolouren < Latin dēcolōrāre, equivalent to dē- de- + colōrāre to color
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Parts of speech for Decolored
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
decolored popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
decolored usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for decolored
verb decolored
- lighten — to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
- blanch — If you blanch, you suddenly become very pale.
- blench — to shy away, as in fear; quail
- fade — to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- achromatize — to make achromatic; to remove colour from
Antonyms for decolored
verb decolored
- darken — If something darkens or if a person or thing darkens it, it becomes darker.
- blacken — To blacken something means to make it black or very dark in colour. Something that blackens becomes black or very dark in colour.
- yellow — a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nm.
- dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
- brighten — If someone brightens or their face brightens, they suddenly look happier.
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