Main Entry: wash out

Function: verb

Date: 1540

transitive verb

1 : to wash free of an extraneous substance (as dirt)
2 a : to cause to fade by or as if by laundering b : to deplete the strength or vitality of c : to eliminate as useless or unsatisfactory : reject
3 a : to destroy or make useless by the force or action of water <the storm washed out the bridge> b : rain out <the game was washed out>intransitive verb 1 : to become depleted of color or vitality : fade
2 : to fail to meet requirements or measure up to a standard