to decolorize
- verb
- /ˌdiːˈkʌləˌraɪz/
- US
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decolorar
- The chemicals will decolorize the fabric during the cleaning process.
Examples
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She decolorized her hair last week.
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Sunlight can slowly decolorize old photographs displayed near windows.
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After the experiment, the solution began to decolorize and turn almost clear.
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I need to decolorize this fabric.
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Sunlight can slowly decolorize old photographs displayed near windows.
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The chemicals will decolorize the fabric during the cleaning process.
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After the experiment, the solution began to decolorize and turn almost clear.
Synonyms
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3.2
To make something lighter in color, often using chemicals or sunlight
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2.3
To make a place or color look brighter
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4.1
To become faded or stained
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2.8
Make or become more white in color
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4.0
Make a color on clothes become lighter when you clean them
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3.8
Make clothes and similar things much lighter in color, usually by sunlight or chemicals
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7.1
To make the colors in a picture less bright so it looks more gray
To make something lose its color or become lighter
To make something lose its color or become lighter
To make something lose its color
To remove unwanted color from a lens so images have no colored edges
Antonyms
How Colorless
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Decolorize comes from the prefix de- meaning 'remove' and the word color, so it means to take away color. That's why to decolorize something is to make it pale, clear, or almost white, like when sunlight fades a photo or chemicals bleach fabric.