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Synonyms for decolorize

  • verb
  • American English

Most common

bleach whiten decolor US

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To remove the color from.

Related words

Other spellings
decolorise decolourise UK decolourize UK

Forms

Past participle
decolorized
e.g. decolorized → bleached, whitened, decolored…

Example sentences

  • bleach Donald washed Jessica's black dresses with bleach.
  • whiten Don't try to whiten them with chemicals, because you risk damaging them.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
decolorizefalling
bleachrising
whitenrising
decolorfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
bleach1, whiten2
7 letters
decolor
8 letters
decolour

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (whiten2 = 2 syllables).