"decolour" meaning in English

See decolour in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: decolours [present, singular, third-person], decolouring [participle, present], decoloured [participle, past], decoloured [past]
Etymology: From de- + colour. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|colour}} de- + colour Head templates: {{en-verb}} decolour (third-person singular simple present decolours, present participle decolouring, simple past and past participle decoloured)
  1. (transitive) To deprive of colour; to bleach. Tags: transitive Synonyms: decolor

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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