discolour vs redden

redden vs discolour

discolour and redden both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
discolour	No	No	Yes	No
redden	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, redden is a hyponym of discolour; that is, redden is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than discolour:

discolour: change color, often in an undesired manner
redden: turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

Other hyponyms of discolour include blush, crimson, flush, blanch, blench, pale, bronze, tan, burn, sunburn, white, whiten, black, blacken, melanise, melanize, turn, silver, dye, purple, gray, grey, yellow, tone, green, blue.

discolour (verb)	redden (verb)
change color, often in an undesired manner	turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	turn red or redder
	make red

Difference between discolour and redden

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