bleach out

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по удалению цвета или осветлению чего-либо с помощью химического вещества, или в переносном смысле — удаление или стирание чего-либо.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of removing color or making something white or lighter using a chemical agent, or figuratively, to remove or erase something.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. formal

   To remove color from something using a chemical agent, typically bleach.

   Обесцветить

   • She bleached out the stain on the white shirt.
   • The sun bleached out the color of the curtains over time.
   • He used a special solution to bleach out the ink mark.

   Synonymsblanchbleachdecolorizeetiolatefadelightenwhiten

2. Make pale or fadeinformal

   To cause something to become pale or lose its original color, often due to exposure to light or chemicals.

   Обесцветить

   • The strong sunlight bleached out the photograph.
   • The repeated washing bleached out the fabric's original hue.
   • The artist bleached out parts of the painting for effect.

   Synonymsblanchdecolorizeetiolatefadelightenpalewash outwhiten

   Antonymscolordyestaintint

Base verbbleach