Blench
Blench verb - To make white or whiter by removing color.
Usage example: we'll have to blench the sheets with bleach to restore that snow-white look
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Lighten and Blench. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/blench/lighten
Blench & Lighten. N.p., 2016. Web. 12 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/blench/lighten>.
Lighten or Blench. 2016. Accessed August 12, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/blench/lighten.
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