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blanch

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of blanch

to make white or whiter by removing color

a good washing with bleach should blanch these yellowed sheets

Synonyms of blanch

bleach, blench, decolorize, dull, fade, pale, snow, wash out, whiten

Words Related to blanch

brighten, lighten

dim, mat (also matte)

Near Antonyms of blanch

blotch, checker, dapple, daub, discolor, fleck, marble, mottle, pattern, polychrome, shade, speck, speckle, splotch, spot, streak, striate, stripe, tarnish, variegate

color, dye, paint, pigment, stain, tincture, tinge, tint

burnish, polish, shine

Antonyms of blanch

darken, deepen, embrown

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