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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bleach /blitʃ/USA pronunciation v. - to make whiter or lighter in color, as by a chemical agent: [~ + object]Don't bleach this red sweater when you do the laundry.[no object]A few old bones had bleached in the sun.
n. [uncountable] - Chemistrya chemical, usually liquid substance that makes (clothes) whiter in color:Add bleach during the wash cycle.
bleach•a•ble, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bleach (blēch),USA pronunciation v.t. - to make whiter or lighter in color, as by exposure to sunlight or a chemical agent;
remove the color from. - Photographyto convert (the silver image of a negative or print) to a silver halide, either to remove the image or to change its tone.
v.i. - to become whiter or lighter in color.
n. - Chemistrya bleaching agent.
- degree of paleness achieved in bleaching.
- an act of bleaching.
- bef. 1050; Middle English blechen, Old English blǣcean, derivative of blāc pale; cognate with Old Norse bleikja, Old High German bleichēn
bleach′a•ble, adj. bleach′a•bil′i•ty, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See whiten.
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