Definition of 'bleach'

Noun

1. the whiteness that results from removing the color from something; "a complete bleach usually requires several applications"
2. an agent that makes things white or colorless
      Synonyms: bleaching agent blanching agent whitener
3. the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)

Verb

1. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"
      Synonyms: bleach out decolor decolour decolorize decolourize decolorise decolourise discolorize discolourise discolorise
2. make whiter or lighter; "bleach the laundry"

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