“bleach”

Definitions

• noun

  the whiteness that results from removing the color from something

  Synonyms: achromatization, achromatize, besnow, blanch, blanching, bleacher, bleaching, blench, bowdlerize, chalk, chlorine, clean

  • Example:“A complete bleach usually requires several applications.”

• noun

  an agent that makes things white or colorless

  Synonyms: bleaching agent, blanching agent, whitener

• noun

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

• verb

  cause to become white or lighter in color

  Synonyms: bleach out, decolor, decolour, decolorize, decolourize, decolorise, decolourise, discolorize, discolourise, discolorise

  • Example:“The sun bleached the red shirt.”

• verb

  make whiter or lighter

  • Example:“bleach the laundry”