descorar

/dʒiskoˈɾaɾ/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
descoro
preterite (eu)
descorei
past participle
descorado

Meaning

  1. to fade

    • Descorou de susto.

      He paled with fright.

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: occurrence. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

descolorir

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

esvaecer

descorar is about losing color specifically; esvaecer means to fade away or vanish more broadly, and is more literary — 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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