Another word for bleach

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To lose normal coloration; turn pale

wan
Unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress.
Suggestive or indicative of weariness, illness, or unhappiness; melancholy:
To become pale.

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1. Unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress.
2. Suggestive or indicative of weariness, illness, or unhappiness; melancholy:
3. To become pale.
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pale
A stake or pointed stick; a picket.
A fence enclosing an area.
The area enclosed by a fence or boundary.

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1. A stake or pointed stick; a picket.
2. A fence enclosing an area.
3. The area enclosed by a fence or boundary.
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etiolate
To cause (a plant) to develop without chlorophyll by preventing exposure to sunlight.
To cause to appear pale and sickly:
To make weak by stunting the growth or development of.

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1. To cause (a plant) to develop without chlorophyll by preventing exposure to sunlight.
2. To cause to appear pale and sickly:
3. To make weak by stunting the growth or development of.
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blanch
To take the color from; bleach.
To whiten (a growing plant or plant part) by covering to cut off direct light.
To whiten (a metal) by soaking in acid or by coating with tin.

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1. To take the color from; bleach.
2. To whiten (a growing plant or plant part) by covering to cut off direct light.
3. To whiten (a metal) by soaking in acid or by coating with tin.
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decolorize
To remove the color from.

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1. To remove the color from.
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achromatize
To rid of color; render achromatic.

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1. To rid of color; render achromatic.
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etiolate
To cause (a plant) to develop without chlorophyll by preventing exposure to sunlight.
To cause to appear pale and sickly:
To make weak by stunting the growth or development of.

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1. To cause (a plant) to develop without chlorophyll by preventing exposure to sunlight.
2. To cause to appear pale and sickly:
3. To make weak by stunting the growth or development of.
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lighten
To make light or lighter; illuminate or brighten.
To make (a color) lighter.
To enlighten.

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1. To make light or lighter; illuminate or brighten.
2. To make (a color) lighter.
3. To enlighten.
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whiten
To make or become white or whiter, especially by bleaching.

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1. To make or become white or whiter, especially by bleaching.
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wash out
To remove something by washing.
(idiomatic) To wear away by the flow of water; to erode.
(idiomatic) To cancel due to bad weather.

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1. To remove something by washing.
2. (idiomatic) To wear away by the flow of water; to erode.
3. (idiomatic) To cancel due to bad weather.
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fade
To lose brightness, loudness, or brilliance gradually:
To lose freshness; wither:
To lose strength or vitality; wane:

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1. To lose brightness, loudness, or brilliance gradually:
2. To lose freshness; wither:
3. To lose strength or vitality; wane:
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blanch
To take the color from; bleach.
To whiten (a growing plant or plant part) by covering to cut off direct light.
To whiten (a metal) by soaking in acid or by coating with tin.

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1. To take the color from; bleach.
2. To whiten (a growing plant or plant part) by covering to cut off direct light.
3. To whiten (a metal) by soaking in acid or by coating with tin.
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Another word for bleach

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