transitive. To whiten (linen, etc.) by washing and exposure to sunlight, or by chemical processes.

transitive. To make white, whiten: chiefly, in modern use, by depriving of colour; to bleach. Also figurative.

transitive. To make white or paler in colour through a process that removes natural colour, impurities, or stains; to blanch; to bleach. Now rare.

transitive. To make white or paler in colour through a process that removes natural colour, impurities, or stains; to blanch; to bleach.

transitive. To make (fabric) lighter or whiter through a process that removes natural colour, impurities, or stains; to bleach. Obsolete.

transitive. To make white or paler in colour, as by coating with whitewash, paint, etc., by cleaning or bleaching, or by the addition of a…

transitive. To bleach (hair, a fabric, etc.) excessively, esp. so as to damage the bleached material.