verb🔗ShareTo treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair)."She bleached her hair blonde for the summer. "materialsubstanceappearancechemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be whitened or lightened (by the sun, for example)."The sun bleached the red beach umbrella, making it look faded and pink. "appearancematerialcolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(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."environmentbiologyecologyoceananimalcolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make meaningless; to divest of meaning; to make empty."semantically bleached words that have become illocutionary particles"abstractphilosophymindlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareWhitened; made white using bleach"Bleached cotton"appearancematerialchemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFaded or washed out by weather and strong sunlight."The old wooden fence was bleached by the sun after years of exposure. "weatherappearanceenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHaving the hair lightened by bleaching."My sister got her hair bleached blonde for her school play. "appearancebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
