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color
verb [I/T] (CHANGE APPEARANCE) (Cdn Br colour) /ˈkʌl·ər/Definition
› to change the color of something by using paint or a dye: [I always + adv/prep] He gives the boy books to read, and he buys him paints to color with. › fig. If something or someone colors your thoughts or opinions, it influences them, often in a negative way: [T] The report is colored by the fiscal crises of the last four years.
(Definition of color verb (CHANGE APPEARANCE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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colonnade noun
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colony noun
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color adjective (OF APPEARANCE)
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color noun (APPEARANCE)
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color noun (SKIN)
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colorblind adjective (NOT CONSIDERING RACE)
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colorblind adjective (NOT SEEING COLORS)
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colored adjective (OF SKIN)
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colorful adjective (OF APPEARANCE)
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colorful adjective (VARIED)
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