Decolorise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

remove color from

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪslˈaɪknəs/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪkˈʌləɹˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪkˈʌləɹˌaɪz/

4 syllables Say it as /dɪslˈaɪknəs/.

Examples

The sun bleached the red shirt

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

decolor decolorize decolourise discolorize discolorise decolourize bleach out decolour discolourise bleach

Parts of Speech

verb	remove color from “The sun bleached the red shirt”

Word Forms

bleach	noun	the whiteness that results from removing the color from something
bleacher	noun	a worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entfärben

Farbe entfernen

🇫🇷French

décolorer

enlever la couleur de

🇪🇸Spanish

decolorar

quitar el color de

🇮🇹Italian

decolorare

rimuovere il colore da

🇳🇱Dutch

ontkleuren

kleur verwijderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

descolorir

remover a cor de

🇷🇺Russian

обесцвечивать

удалить цвет из

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रंग ख़राब करना

से रंग हटा दें

🇧🇩Bengali

বিবর্ণ করা

থেকে রঙ সরান

🇮🇳Tamil

நிறமாற்றம்

நிறத்தை அகற்று

🇮🇳Telugu

రంగును తొలగించు

నుండి రంగును తీసివేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

रंग बदलणे

पासून रंग काढा

🇮🇳Gujarati

રંગીન કરવું

માંથી રંગ દૂર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಣ್ಣಬಣ್ಣಗೊಳಿಸು

ನಿಂದ ಬಣ್ಣವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിറം മാറ്റുക

നിന്ന് നിറം നീക്കം ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੰਗੀਨ ਕਰਨਾ

ਤੱਕ ਰੰਗ ਹਟਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

رنگین کرنا

سے رنگ ہٹا دیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

脱色

从中去除颜色

🇯🇵Japanese

脱色する

～から色を取り除く

🇰🇷Korean

탈색하다

색상을 제거하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tẩy màu

loại bỏ màu khỏi

🇹🇭Thai

ลดสี

ลบสีออกจาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghilangkan warna

menghilangkan warna dari

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-decolorize

alisin ang kulay mula sa

🇲🇾Malay

nyah warna

keluarkan warna daripada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إزالة اللون

إزالة اللون من

🇮🇷Persian

رنگ زدایی

حذف رنگ از

🇹🇷Turkish

rengini gidermek

rengini kaldır

🇮🇱Hebrew

דה צבע

להסיר צבע מ

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What is the primary definition of the word 'decolorise'?

The primary meaning of 'decolorise' is 'remove color from'.

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Using 'decolorise' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'decolorise' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'decolorise' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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