Polyglot Dictionary

descolorir

/dʒiskoloˈɾiɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
descoloro
preterite (eu)
descolori
past participle
descolorido

Meaning

  1. to fade

    • O tecido descoloriu.

      The fabric faded.

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

descorar

descolorir is more technical or chemical, like bleaching; descorar is more literary, a gradual loss of color — both mean "to fade."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

desvanecer

desvanecer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to fade."

Practice

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