"decolorate" meaning in English

See decolorate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: decolorates [present, singular, third-person], decolorating [participle, present], decolorated [participle, past], decolorated [past]
Etymology: de- + colorate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|colorate}} de- + colorate Head templates: {{en-verb}} decolorate (third-person singular simple present decolorates, present participle decolorating, simple past and past participle decolorated)
  1. (transitive) To decolor; to deprive of color. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-decolorate-en-verb-D4THDg22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

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