discolor

v. change the color of, stain; fade, (also discolour)

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Verb
1. lose color or turn colorless; "The painting discolored"
(antonym) color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) wash out
2. cause to lose or change color; "The detergent discolored my shirts"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolour, decolorize, decolourize, decolorise, decolourise, discolorize, discolourise, discolorise
(cause) discolour, colour, color
(derivation) stain, discoloration, discolouration
3. change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
(synonym) discolour, colour, color
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) blush, crimson, flush, redden
(derivation) stain, discoloration, discolouration

(v. t.)
To alter the true complexion or appearance of; to put a false hue upon.
  

(v. t.)
To alter the natural hue or color of; to change to a different color; to stain; to tinge; as, a drop of wine will discolor water; silver is discolored by sea water.
  

ADJ
another color| not of the same color; of different/party colors; variegated

Synonyms and related words:
achromatize, attaint, bedaub, besmear, besmirch, besmoke, bestain, blacken, blanch, blaze, blaze a trail, bleach, blemish, blot, blotch, blur, brand, chalk, chalk up, check, check off, cicatrize, dapple, dappled, darken, dash, daub, decolor, decolorize, defile, define, delimit, demarcate, dim, dirty, dot, drain, drain of color, dull, engrave, etiolate, fade, fleck, freckle, fume, gash, hatch, impress, imprint, line, make a mark, mark, mark off, mark out, motley, mottle, multicolor, multicolored, multihued, nick, notch, pale, parti-colored, pencil, pepper, peroxide, point, prick, print, punch, punctuate, puncture, riddle, scar, scarify, scorch, score, scotch, scratch, seal, seam, sear, singe, slubber, slur, smear, smirch, smoke, smut, soil, speck, speckle, splotch, spot, stain, stamp, stigmatize, streak, striate, stripe, sully, taint, tar, tarnish, tattoo, tick, tick off, tone down, trace, underline, underscore, varicolored, versicolor, versicolored, wash out, whiten