bleach

Noun

• the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)

• an agent that makes things white or colorless

• the whiteness that results from removing the color from something
  • a complete bleach usually requires several applications
    

Verb

• make whiter or lighter
  • bleach the laundry
    

• remove color from
  • The sun bleached the red shirt
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  bleaching agent , blanching agent , whitener