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Discolour   Listen
verb
Discolor  v. t.  (past & past part. discolored; pres. part. discoloring)  (Written also discolour)  
1.
To alter the natural hue or color of; to change to a different color; to stain; to tinge; as, a drop of wine will discolor water; silver is discolored by sea water.
2.
To alter the true complexion or appearance of; to put a false hue upon. "To discolor all your ideas."


discolour  v.  Same as discolor. (Brit.)
Synonyms: discolor, colour, change color.





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"Discolour" Quotes from Famous Books



... torments, new tormented souls, which way Soe'er I move, or turn, or bend my sight. In the third circle I arrive, of show'rs Ceaseless, accursed, heavy, and cold, unchang'd For ever, both in kind and in degree. Large hail, discolour'd water, sleety flaw Through the dun midnight air stream'd down amain: Stank all the land ...
— The Divine Comedy, Complete - The Vision of Paradise, Purgatory and Hell • Dante Alighieri


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