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Webster 1913 Edition
Discolor
Dis-col′or
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Discolored
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Discoloring
.] [OE.
descolouren
, OF. descolorer
, F. décolorer
, 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. Watts.
Webster 1828 Edition
Discolor
DISCOLOR
,Verb.
T.
1.
To alter the natural hue or color of; to stain; to tinge. A drop of wine will discolor a glass of water; silver is discolored by sea-water.2.
To change any color, natural or artificial; to alter a color partially. It differs from color and dye, in denoting a partial alteration, rather than an entire change of color.3.
Figuratively, to alter the complexion; to change the appearance; as, to discolor ideas.Definition 2024
discolor
discolor
English
Alternative forms
Verb
discolor (third-person singular simple present discolors, present participle discoloring, simple past and past participle discolored)
- (American) To change or lose color.
- Washing light laundry with dark may cause your clothes to discolor.
- A bad enough bruise can discolor the skin.
Translations
(intransitive) to change or lose color
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(transitive) to change or lose color
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdis.ko.lor/, [ˈdɪs.kɔ.ɫɔr]
Adjective
discolor m, f, n (genitive discoloris); third declension
- having a different colour
- variegated
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | discolor | discolorēs | discoloria | ||
| genitive | discoloris | discolorium | |||
| dative | discolorī | discoloribus | |||
| accusative | discolorem | discolor | discolorēs | discoloria | |
| ablative | discolorī | discoloribus | |||
| vocative | discolor | discolorēs | discoloria | ||
References
- discolor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- discolor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- DISCOLOR in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “discolor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.