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   Bleach

   /blēCH/

   

   verb

   • 1. whiten by exposure to sunlight or by a chemical process: "paper products are bleached with chlorine" Similar make/turn whitewhitenmake/turn palemake/turn pallidblanchlightenfadewash outdecolordecolorizeperoxideetiolatego/grow/turn/become whitewhitengo/turn/grow/become palepalego/grow/turn/become pallidblanchlose its colorbe washed outlightenfadeblench
   • ▪ deprive of vitality or substance: "his contributions to the album are bleached of personality"
   • 2. clean and sterilize: "a new formula to bleach and brighten clothing"

   noun

   • 1. a chemical (typically a solution of sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide) used to whiten or sterilize materials: "how can I get all those stains out of my wash without bleach?"

   Word Origin Old Englishblǣcan (verb), blǣce (noun), from blǣc ‘pale’, of Germanic origin; related to bleak1.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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