different between uncolor vs discolor

English

Alternative forms

• uncolour (British)

Etymology

From un- +? color.

Verb

uncolor (third-person singular simple present uncolors, present participle uncoloring, simple past and past participle uncolored)

1. (transitive) To remove the color from.
2. (intransitive) To become uncoloured.

English

Alternative forms

• discolour

Etymology

From Old French descolorer, des- + colorer

Verb

discolor (third-person singular simple present discolors, present participle discoloring, simple past and past participle discolored)

1. (American spelling) To change or lose color.

   Washing light laundry with dark may cause your clothes to discolor.

   A bad enough bruise can discolor the skin.

Translations

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?dis.ko.lor/, [?d??s?k????r]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?dis.ko.lor/, [?d?isk?l?r]

Adjective

discolor (genitive discol?ris); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. having a different colour
2. variegated

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

References

• discolor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• discolor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• discolor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• discolor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette