Bleach

v. t.	1.	To make white, or whiter; to remove the color, or stains, from; to blanch; to whiten. [imp. & p. p. Bleached ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Bleaching.] The destruction of the coloring matters attached to the bodies to be bleached is effected either by the action of the air and light, of chlorine, or of sulphurous acid. - Ure. Immortal liberty, whose look sublime Hath bleached the tyrant's cheek in every varying clime. - Smollett.
v. i.	1.	To grow white or lose color; to whiten.

Noun	1.	bleach - the whiteness that results from removing the color from something; "a complete bleach usually requires several applications"
	2.	bleach - an agent that makes things white or colorless Synonyms: blanching agent, bleaching agent, whitener
	3.	bleach - the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)
Verb	1.	bleach - remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt" Synonyms: bleach out, decolor, decolorise, decolorize, decolour, decolourise, decolourize, discolorise, discolorize, discolourise
	2.	bleach - make whiter or lighter; "bleach the laundry"

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