bleach

Words with a similar base: bleach, bleach_out, bleaching_agent

'bleach'

[bleach.n.01] as in: the whiteness that results from removing the color from something

Examples:
a complete bleach usually requires several applications

'bleach'

[bleaching_agent.n.01] as in: an agent that makes things white or colorless

'bleach'

[bleach.n.03] as in: the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)

'bleach'

[bleach.v.01] as in: remove color from

Examples:
The sun bleached the red shirt

'bleach'

[bleach.v.02] as in: make whiter or lighter

Examples:
bleach the laundry

Origins

					bleach (English)
├── bleche (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   ├── blæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   ├── blæce (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── blæcu (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── blechen (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── blæcan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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