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achromatize

[ey-kroh-muh-tahyz]
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verb (used with object), a·chro·ma·tized, a·chro·ma·tiz·ing.

to make achromatic; deprive or free of color.

RELATED WORDS

lighten, dim, evaporate, dissolve, vanish, dull, disappear, blanch, etiolate, blench, fade, decolorize, peroxide, decolor, neutralize, tarnish, muddy, discolor, bleach, pale
Also especially British, a·chro·ma·tise.

Origin of achromatize

First recorded in 1835–45; achromat(ic) + -ize
Related formsa·chro·ma·ti·za·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for achromatize

achromatize

achromatise

verb

(tr) to make achromatic; to remove colour from
Derived Formsachromatization or achromatisation, noun
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