DECOLORATE

Etymology

Verb

decolorate (third-person singular simple present decolorates, present participle decolorating, simple past and past participle decolorated)

(transitive) To decolor; to deprive of color.

Source: Wiktionary


De*col"or*ate, a. Etym: [L. decoloratus, p. p. of decolorare.]

Definition: Deprived of color.

De*col"or*ate, v. t.

Definition: To decolor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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