DECOLORIZE Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

decolorize

verb

(ˌ)dē-ˈkə-lə-ˌrīz

Definition of decolorize

as in to bleach

to make white or whiter by removing color the sample was decolorized before being examined under a microscope

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Eco effort While over 80% of the reefs around the resort were bleached following the dramatic temperature rises of El Nino in 2016, the resort is throwing everything at its coral nursery and the green shoots are showing.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
The large works seem to be on the verge of becoming ghostly, bleached by the same relentless Florida sunlight that makes Miami Beach so visually seductive.

— Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of bleach

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The film is set in Lucknow as the age of the nawabs (Muslim nobles) fades.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
But that boom eventually faded, overwhelmed by larger forces including the rise of the regulatory state and increasingly generous government bailouts.

— RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026

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