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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Recent Examples of decolorize
The bad news: Non-decolorized, whole-leaf aloe extract contains aloin, a chemical that has been shown to cause cancer in rats when ingested.
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Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 21 May 2018
Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 21 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decolorize
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Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, famed for its stunning colors and biodiversity, suffered its biggest ever decline last year after a marine heatwave bleached vast swathes of hard coral, a new report has found.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Since recording began in 1980, mass bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef, which can lead to widespread mortality, appeared first in 1998 and have been found in the last 27 years of steadily rising temperatures—in 1998, 2002, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2024 and 2025.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The company is already expanding eastward, and backlash over the CEO’s address will fade quickly.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The story of Elvis’ rise and fall hasn’t faded from the public imagination, proving irresistible to filmmakers like Sofia Coppola and Baz Luhrmann.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Decolorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decolorize. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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