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discolour vs melanize

melanize vs discolour

discolour and melanize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
discolour No No Yes No
melanize No No Yes No
As verbs, melanize is a hyponym of discolour; that is, melanize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than discolour:
  • discolour: change color, often in an undesired manner
  • melanize: make or become black
Other hyponyms of discolour include blush, crimson, flush, redden, blanch, blench, pale, bronze, tan, burn, sunburn, white, whiten, black, blacken, melanise, turn, silver, dye, redden, purple, gray, grey, yellow, tone, green, blue.
discolour (verb) melanize (verb)
change color, often in an undesired manner make or become black
convert into, or infiltrate with melanin
Difference between discolour and melanize

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