Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decolour

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-colour
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deprive of colour; to bleach.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From de- + colour.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

decolours (present, singular) decolouring (participle, present) decoloured (participle, past) decoloured (past) decolor (alternative)

Synonyms

bleach bleach out decolor decolorize decolourize decolorise decolourise discolorize discolourise discolorise

Questions

What does decolour mean?
To deprive of colour; to bleach.
Where does decolour come from?
From de- + colour.

How to pronounce decolour

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