Made colorless or removed the color from something, often through a chemical process.
From de- (remove) + colorize (to add or restore color), from Latin de- and Medieval Latin colorare. The British spelling uses 'colour' instead of 'color'.
Decolorizing is crucial in industries like textile manufacturing and water treatment—bleach, for instance, decolorizes fabric by breaking down the chemical bonds that give dyes their color.
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