discolor

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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From Middle English discoloren, discoloren, from Old French descolorer, discolorer, equivalent to dis- + color.

Whole body dreadfully bruised and discolored. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe
His face was discolored and swollen. — The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway
His face was freckled, and his lips discolored by cigarette smoking. — Joe the Hotel Boy; Or, Winning out by Pluck, Horatio, Jr. Alger

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