āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
Bleach
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āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ, āĻ§āĻŦāĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ
a strong chemical compound used for removing stains, whitening clothes, and disinfecting surfaces
02
āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ, āĻ°āĻ āĻ āĻĒāĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ
the whiteness that results from removing the color from something
03
āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ, āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻšā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ°āĻŖ
the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)
to bleach
01
āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ°āĻ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž
to use chemicals to lighten or remove the color from hair
Transitive: to bleach sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He bleached his hair blonde before the summer vacation.
āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĢā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻļā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to become lighter in color or lose pigmentation
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As the wood ages, it naturally bleaches, turning from a rich brown to a pale gray.
āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĢā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻļā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻļā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ¸āĻ° āĻ°āĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŖāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
03
āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ°āĻ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž
to make something lighter or whiter, usually with chemicals or by exposure to the sun
Transitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The wood was bleached to give it a lighter, more natural look.
āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻž, āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to clean something and remove stains, often using chemicals
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The cleaner bleached the sink to make it spotless.
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
05
āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to remove the deeper meaning, character, or impact of something, making it seem dull or less significant
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His writing was bleached of any personal style.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ¤ āĻļā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
