gray out

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gray out

verb grays out · graying out · grayed out · grey out

To make (a visual element) gray or lighter in colour to indicate that it is disabled or unavailable.
Similar: ghost

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verb to make (a visual element) gray or lighter in colour to indicate that it is disabled or unavailable

日本語	グレーアウトする gurēauto suru, グレイアウトする gureiauto suru
Français	griser
Deutsch	ausgrauen

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@misc{gray_out_2026,
  title = {gray out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gray%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}