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de•col•or
(dē kul′ər),USA pronunciation v.t.
de′col•or•a′tion, n.
- to remove the color from;
deprive of color;
bleach.
- Latin dēcolōrāre, equivalent. to dē- de- + colōrāre to color
- late Middle English decolouren 1400–50
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