discolor

[dis-kuhl-er]

verb (used with object)

1. to change or spoil the color of; fade or stain.

verb (used without object)

1. to change color; become faded or stained.

Other Word Forms

• undiscolored adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of discolor¹

1350–1400; Middle English discolouren < Old French descolorer < Late Latin discolorārī to change color, derivative of Latin discolor of another color. See dis- ¹, color

Example Sentences

Despite the rest of her body being discolored, her eyes are still that same, familiar brown.

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Pelletier, a Lego fan himself, says he advises clients to avoid rooms with too much sunlight—lest bricks discolor—and use glassed-in cabinets to display creations, thereby avoiding dust.

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Some vitamins, such as folic acid, can discolor urine and lead to inaccurate results.

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The sun was melting the ice keeping the bags of sour cream cool, and the fruit was becoming discolored, with flies beginning to circle.

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In the mirror it was massive, taut and discolored.

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