transitive verb
Origin: ME blechen < OE blǣcan < IE *bhlēig-, to gleam (> bleak) < base *bhel-, to gleam > black, ON blikja, turn pale
intransitive verb
noun
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See bleach in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb bleached, bleach·ing, bleach·es verb, transitive
Origin:
Origin: Middle English blechen
Origin: , from Old English blǣcan; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots
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