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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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