- decolorize
- transitive verb (-ized; -izing) Date: 1830 to remove color from <> • decolorization noun • decolorizer noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
decolorize
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Decolorize — De*col or*ize, v. t. To deprive of color; to whiten. Turner. {De*col or*i*za tion}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decolorize — (Amer.) de col·or·ize || raiz v. deprive of color; remove color (also decolorise) … English contemporary dictionary
decolorize — blanch, bleach, etiolate, *whiten … New Dictionary of Synonyms
decolorize — [dē kul′ər īz΄] vt. decolorized, decolorizing to take the color out of, as by bleaching decolorization n … English World dictionary
decolorize — de·col·or·ize or Brit de·col·our·ize also de·col·our·ise ( )dē kəl ə .rīz vt, or·ized or Brit our·ized also our·ised; or·iz·ing or Brit our·iz·ing also our·is·ing to remove color from <decolorize vinegar by adsorption of impurities on… … Medical dictionary
decolorize — decolorization, n. decolorizer, n. /dee kul euh ruyz /, v.t., decolorized, decolorizing. to decolor. Also, esp. Brit., decolorise. [1830 40; DE + COLORIZE] * * * … Universalium
decolorize — verb a) To remove the color from. According to Rühm fresh milk remains blue for 12 hours or more, and infected milk decolorizes in less than one hour. b) To lose one’s color … Wiktionary
Decolorize — Обесцвечивать; изменять цвет … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
decolorize — or decolorise (also decolourize) verb remove the colour from. Derivatives decolorization noun … English new terms dictionary
decolorize — v. a. See decolor … New dictionary of synonyms
