to make whiter or lighter in color, as by exposure to sunlight or a chemical agent; remove the color from.

Photography . to convert (the silver image of a negative or print) to a silver halide, either to remove the image or to change its tone.

to become whiter or lighter in color.

a bleaching agent.

degree of paleness achieved in bleaching.

an act of bleaching.

verb

blacken , darken , yellow

verb

achromatize , blanch , blench , decolor , decolorize , etiolate , fade , grow pale , lighten , make pale , peroxide , wash out , wan , pale , purify , sun , whiten