• noun:   the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)
• noun:   the whiteness that results from removing the color from something

  Example: "A complete bleach usually requires several applications"

• noun:   an agent that makes things white or colorless
• verb:   make whiter or lighter

  Example: "Bleach the laundry"

• verb:   remove color from

  Example: "The sun bleached the red shirt"

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