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Sully vs Discolor - What's the difference?

sully | discolor | Related terms |

Sully is a related term of discolor.


As verbs the difference between sully and discolor

is that sully is to soil or stain; to dirty while discolor is to change or lose color.

sully

English

Alternative forms

* (l)

Verb

  • to soil or stain; to dirty
    • He did not wish to sully his hands with gardening.
  • * Roscommon
    • statues sullied yet with sacrilegious smoke
  • to damage or corrupt
    • He did not wish to sully his reputation with an ill-mannered comment.
  • * Atterbury
    • no spots to sully the brightness of this solemnity
  • To become soiled or tarnished.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • Silvering will sully and canker more than gilding.

    discolor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * discolour

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To change or lose color.
    • Washing light laundry with dark may cause your clothes to discolor .
    A bad enough bruise can discolor the skin.