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Bleach

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Noun

1. bleach

the whiteness that results from removing the color from something

Example Sentences:
'a complete bleach usually requires several applications'

2. blanching agent, bleach, bleaching agent, whitener

an agent that makes things white or colorless

3. bleach

the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)

Verb

4. bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolorise, decolorize, decolour, decolourise, decolourize, discolorise, discolorize, discolourise

remove color from

Example Sentences:
'The sun bleached the red shirt'

5. bleach

make whiter or lighter

Example Sentences:
'bleach the laundry'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bleach

see synonyms of bleach
verb
1. 
to make or become white or colourless, as by exposure to sunlight, by the action of chemical agents, etc
noun
2. 
a bleaching agent
3. 
the degree of whiteness resulting from bleaching
4. 
the act of bleaching

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Bleach

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verb transitive
1. 
to remove color from by means of chemicals or by exposure to the sun's rays
2. 
to whiten; blanch
verb intransitive
3. 
to become white, colorless, or pale
noun
4. 
a bleaching or whitening
5. 
any substance used for bleaching
6. 
the degree of whiteness resulting from bleaching

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bleach

see synonyms of bleach
v. bleached, bleach·ing, bleach·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To remove the color from, as by means of chemical agents or sunlight: Over time, the exposure to sunlight bleached the rug in front of the window.
b. To make white or colorless: Dawn bleached the mountains.
2. To whiten by causing the death or expulsion of algal symbionts from (coral).
v.intr.
1. To act as or use a bleach.
2. To become white as a result of the loss of algal symbionts, usually following an environmental stress such as increased water temperature. Used of coral.
n.
1. A chemical agent used for bleaching.
2.
a. The act of bleaching.
b. The degree of bleaching obtained.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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