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discolour en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English discolouren, discoloren, from Old French discolorer, descolorer, equivalent to dis- + colour.

Meanings

  1. British and Canadian standard spelling of discolor.
    • Instead, the grime of the steam years which still discoloured many of the best architectural features Betjeman loved has been cleared away, and several of the stations have benefited from major refurbishments which have greatly improved them. 2021 January 13, Christian Wolmar, “Read all about London's Cathedrals of Steam”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 63:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
discolouring Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
discoloured Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
discoloured Tense=Past lexicographic
discolours Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

discolourer · discolourment · discolouration

Relateds

discolourization