bleach

1. (transitive)To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).

   bleichen

   бели́тьbelítʹ, отбе́ливатьotbélivatʹ, отбели́тьotbelítʹ

2. (intransitive)To be whitened or lightened (by the sun, for example).

3. (intransitive)To lose color due to stress-induced expulsion of symbiotic unicellular algae.

   Once coral bleaching begins, corals tend to continue to bleach even if the stressor is removed.

4. (figuratively, transitive)To make meaningless; to divest of meaning; to make empty.

   semantically bleached words that have become illocutionary particles

1. Don't mix ammonia and bleach together.

   deVermische Ammoniak nicht mit Bleichmittel!

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2. Tom has bleached his hair again.

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3. I don't usually use bleach when I wash clothes.

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4. It's better not to use bleach if you don't need it.

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5. It smells like bleach.

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