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Definitions for Bleach

[1] to make whiter or lighter in color, as by exposure to sunlight or a chemical agent; remove the color from.
[2] Photography . to convert (the silver image of a negative or print) to a silver halide, either to remove the image or to change its tone.
[3] to become whiter or lighter in color.
[4] a bleaching agent.
[5] degree of paleness achieved in bleaching.
[6] an act of bleaching.
[7] to make or become white or colourless, as by exposure to sunlight, by the action of chemical agents, etc
[8] a bleaching agent
[9] the degree of whiteness resulting from bleaching
[10] the act of bleaching

Words related to Bleach

lighten, blanch, etiolate, blench, fade, achromatize, decolorize, peroxide, decolor

Words nearby Bleach

blazonry, bldg, bldg., bldg.e., bldr., bleach, bleacher, bleacherite, bleachers, bleachery, bleaching powder

Origin of Bleach

before 1050; Middle English blechen, Old English blǣcean, derivative of blāc pale; cognate with Old Norse bleikja, Old High German bleichēn

Other words from Bleach

bleach·a·ble , adjective
bleach·a·bil·i·ty , noun
half-bleached , adjective
non·bleach , noun
o·ver·bleach , verb
re·bleach , verb
sem·i·bleached , adjective
un·bleached , adjective
un·bleach·ing , adjective

Word origin for Bleach

Old English blǣcan ; related to Old Norse bleikja , Old High German bleih pale

Synonyms for Bleach

lighten, achromatize, blanch, blench, decolor, decolorize, etiolate, fade, peroxide, grow pale, make pale, wash out