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   bleach

   /bliːtʃ/

   verb

   • 1. cause (a material such as cloth, paper, or hair) to become white or much lighter by a chemical process or by exposure to sunlight: "a new formula to bleach and brighten clothing" Similar make/turn whitewhitenmake/turn palemake/turn pallidblanchlightenfadewash outdecolourdecolorizeperoxideetiolatego/grow/turn/become whitewhitengo/turn/grow/become palepalego/grow/turn/become pallidblanchlose its colourbe washed outlightenfadeblench
   • ▪ deprive of vitality or substance: "his contributions to the album are bleached of personality"
   • 2. clean or sterilize (a drain, sink, etc.) with bleach.

   noun

   • 1. a chemical (typically a solution of sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide) used to make materials whiter or for sterilizing drains, sinks, etc.: "how can I get all those stains out of my wash without bleach?"

   Word Origin Old Englishblǣcan (verb), blǣce (noun), from blǣc ‘pale’, of Germanic origin; related to bleak1.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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