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Made white or decolorized, especially using bleach
“Roxy's expression was serious, yet with her bleached spiked hair, nose piercing, and a small silver ring in her lower lip, it seemed difficult to imagine her contemplating a murder.”
Having a pale or sickly color or complexion, especially of one's skin tone
Fair or pale yellow in color
Slightly colored, having tint
Not clearly understood or visually perceived
Faded or worn, sometimes deliberately for aesthetic reasons
Past tense for to whiten, typically by the removal of color
“It is also possible to bleach paper through an oxidation process that uses no chlorine at all.”
Past tense for to treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc) or lighten (hair)
“The sun will cause the hairs on your face to bleach.”
Past tense for change or cause to change to a different, less attractive colour
Past tense for to remove from suspicion or guilt
Past tense for make clean or unproductive
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