" decolorizing "

1: to make white or whiter by removing color;

  * e.g., " ... the sample was decolorized before being examined under a microscope "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blanching,

•  bleaching,

•  blenching,

•  dulling,

•  fading,

•  paling,

•  snowing,

•  washing out,

•  whitening

•  Antonyms : 

•  darkening,

•  deepening,

•  embrowning

1: to make white or whiter by removing color;

  * e.g., " ... the sample was decolorized before being examined under a microscope "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blanch,

•  bleach,

•  blench,

•  dull,

•  fade,

•  pale,

•  snow,

•  wash out,

•  whiten

•  Antonyms : 

•  darken,

•  deepen,

•  embrown