bleach

(noun) the whiteness that results from removing the color from something. Example: "A complete bleach usually requires several applications."

(noun) an agent that makes things white or colorless. Synonyms: bleaching agent, blanching agent, whitener.

(noun) the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent).

(verb) remove color from. Synonyms: bleach out, decolor, decolour, decolorize, decolourize, decolorise, decolourise, discolorize, discolourise, discolorise. Example: "The sun bleached the red shirt."

(verb) make whiter or lighter. Example: "Bleach the laundry."