discolor : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: discolor	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for discolor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
discolor v lose color or turn colorless; "The painting discolored" Antonym(s): color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize cause to lose or change color; "The detergent discolored my shirts" change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored" Synonym(s): discolor, discolour, colour, color
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Discolor \Discol"or\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discolored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discoloring}.] [OE. descolouren, OF. descolorer, F. d[82]colorer, fr. L. dis- + cololare, coloratum, to color, color color. See {Color}.] [Written also {discolour}.] 1. To alter the natural hue or color of; to change to a different color; to stain; to tinge; as, a drop of wine will discolor* water; silver is discolored by sea water. 2. To alter the true complexion or appearance of; to put a false hue upon. To discolor all your ideas. --Wat[?][?]