decolor

[ dee-kuhl-er ]

verb (used with object)

1. to remove the color from; deprive of color; bleach.

Other Words From

• decol·or·ation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of decolor¹

1400–50; late Middle English decolouren < Latin dēcolōrāre, equivalent to dē- de- + colōrāre to color

Related Words

• bleach