decoloro
τῶν δ᾽ ὀρθουμένων σῴζει τὰ πολλὰ σώμαθ᾽ ἡ πειθαρχία → But of those who make it through, following orders is what saves most of their lives (Sophocles, Antigone 675f.)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dē-cŏlōro: āvi, ātum, 1,
I v. a., to deprive of its natural color, to discolor, stain, deface, soil, etc.
I Prop.: "decoloratur id cujus color vitiatur, non mutatur," Sen. Q. N. 2, 41: quod mare Dauniae Non decoloravere caedes, * Hor. Od. 2, 1, 35: manibus collybo decoloratis, Cassius Parmensis ap. Suet. Aug. 4 fin.: cutem (suppurationes), Cels. 2, 8 med.: labra et nares (pallor), id. ib. 6: decoloratum corpus mortui, Auct. Her. 2, 5, 8; 2, 27 fin.: oliva ex albo decoloratur fitque luteola, Col. 12, 49, 9: decoloravit me sol, Vulg. Cant. 1, 5 al.—
II Trop., to tarnish, corrupt, disgrace: aliquem, Cod. Just. 1, 3, 19; cf.: famam, Capitol. Ant. Phil. 19.
