verbπShareTo 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. "chemistrymaterialsubstanceprocessappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo be whitened or lightened (by the sun, for example)."The sun was bleaching the red paint on the old barn, making it look faded. "appearancechemistrymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(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."environmentbiologyecologyoceananimalorganismcolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make meaningless; to divest of meaning; to make empty."semantically bleached words that have become illocutionary particles"abstractphilosophymindlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe 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. "processchemistrysubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe 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
