bleach
verb (used with object)
to make whiter or lighter in color, such as by exposure to sunlight or a chemical agent; remove the color from.
bleached
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past participleof bleach.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof bleach.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
bleachverb (used with object)to make whiter or lighter in color, such as by exposure to sunlight or a chemical agent; remove the color from.
Example Sentences
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Each pair consisted of one healthy fragment and one bleached fragment originating from the same coral animal.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Instead, once enough algae entered the bleached fragment, they reproduced rapidly inside their new host and restored its energy supply.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Every bleached fragment that touched its healthy counterpart recovered completely within seven weeks.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
However, it is possible to extract healthy symbionts and culture them -- and the team is now thinking about ways to re-introduce them en masse to bleached coral.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Her pixie-cut bleached hair showed her tiny ears, one of which was triple pierced.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
