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bleach

/bˈlitʃ/BLEECH
/bˈlitʃ/BLEECH

Meaningmake pale

Common meaning: whiten or remove colour

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishblǣcan‘make pale’source
  2. Middle Englishblechensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsmake pale → whiten or remove colourbleach‘whiten or remove colour’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English blǣcan ‘make pale’.

Roots

  • blǣcan Old English “make pale”

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