verb🔗ShareBleichenTo treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair)."She is bleaching her old jeans to give them a lighter, more fashionable look. "Sie bleicht ihre alten Jeans, um ihnen einen helleren, modischeren Look zu verleihen.chemistrymaterialsubstanceprocessappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGebleicht werden, ausbleichenTo be whitened or lightened (by the sun, for example)."The sun was bleaching the red paint on the old barn, making it look faded. "Die Sonne bleichte die rote Farbe auf der alten Scheune aus und ließ sie verblasst aussehen.appearancechemistrymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAusbleichen, Entfärbung(of corals) to lose color due to stress-induced expulsion of symbiotic unicellular algae."Once coral bleaching begins, corals tend to continue to bleach even if the stressor is removed."Sobald die Korallen ausbleichen, neigen sie dazu, sich weiter zu entfärben, selbst wenn der Stressfaktor beseitigt wird.environmentbiologyecologyoceananimalorganismcolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEntleeren, aushöhlenTo make meaningless; to divest of meaning; to make empty."semantically bleached words that have become illocutionary particles"Semantisch entleerte Wörter, die zu illokutionären Partikeln geworden sind.abstractphilosophymindlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBleichen, AufhellungThe process of removing stains or of whitening fabrics, especially by the use of chemical agents."The bleaching of my white shirt removed the coffee stain completely. "Das Bleichen meines weißen Hemdes entfernte den Kaffeefleck vollständig.processchemistrysubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAuslöschung, VerlustThe loss or removal of part of the (semantic, grammatical, etc) content or a word or morpheme."Here is a sentence illustrating the "bleaching" of a word, using a simple, clear example: "The bleaching of the word 'literally' to mean 'figuratively' annoys many traditional grammar users." "languagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
