BLEACH

bleach

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

bleach

(noun) the whiteness that results from removing the color from something; “a complete bleach usually requires several applications”

bleach

(verb) make whiter or lighter; “bleach the laundry”

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

(verb) remove color from; “The sun bleached the red shirt”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Adjective

bleach (comparative bleacher or more bleach, superlative bleachest or most bleach)

(archaic) Pale; bleak.

Etymology 2

Verb

bleach (third-person singular simple present bleaches, present participle bleaching, simple past and past participle bleached)

(transitive) To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).

(intransitive) To be whitened or lightened (by the sun, for example).

(intransitive, biology, of corals) to lose color due to stress-induced expulsion of symbiotic unicellular algae.

(transitive, figurative) To make meaningless; to divest of meaning; to make empty.

Synonyms

• blanch

Noun

bleach (countable and uncountable, plural bleaches)

(uncountable) A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.

(countable) A variety of bleach.

Etymology 3

Noun

bleach (plural bleaches)

An act of bleaching; exposure to the sun.

Etymology 4

Noun

bleach (plural bleaches)

A disease of the skin.

Anagrams

• Blecha, balche, balché

Source: Wiktionary

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Bleach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bleached; p. pr. & vb. n. Bleaching.] Etym: [OE. blakien, blechen, v. t. & v. i., AS. blacian, bl, to grow pale; akin to Icel. bleikja, Sw. bleka, Dan. blege, D. bleeken, G. bleichen, AS. blac pale. See Bleak, a.]

Definition: To make white, or whiter; to remove the color, or stains, from; to blanch; to whiten. The destruction of the coloring matters attached to the bodies to be bleached is effected either by the action of the air and light, of chlorine, or of sulphurous acid. Ure. Immortal liberty, whose look sublime Hath bleached the tyrant's cheek in every varying clime. Smollett.

Bleach, v. i.

Definition: To grow white or lose color; to whiten.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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