1. (

• bleach

) the whiteness that results from removing the color from something; "a complete bleach usually requires several applications" ;

2. (

• bleaching_agent ,
• bleach ,
• blanching_agent ,
• whitener

) an agent that makes things white or colorless ;

3. (

• bleach

) the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent) ;

1. (

• bleach ,
• bleach_out ,
• decolor ,
• decolour ,
• decolorize ,
• decolourize ,
• decolorise ,
• decolourise ,
• discolorize ,
• discolourise ,
• discolorise

) remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt" ;

2. (

• bleach

) make whiter or lighter; "bleach the laundry" ;