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etiolate: (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery"; make pale or sickly; "alcohol etiolates your skin"; bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight; make weak by stunting the growth or development of

sterilize collapse: make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"; make free from bacteria

emasculate collapse: remove the testicles of a male animal; deprive of strength or vigor; "The Senate emasculated the law"

peroxide collapse: an inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O-; bleach with peroxide; "She must peroxide her hair-it looks unnaturally blond"

devitalize collapse: sap of life or energy; "The recession devitalized the economy"

wash out collapse: lose color in the process of being washed; "The expensive shirt washed out in the German washing machine"; drain off the color in the course of laundering; "The harsh soap washed out the delicate blouse"; deplete of strength or vitality; "The illness washed her out"; wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt; "Wash out your dirty shirt in the sink"; wear or destroy by the force of water; "The hail storms had washed out the bridges"

tone down collapse: make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

bleach collapse: the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent); the whiteness that results from removing the color from something; "a complete bleach usually requires several applications"; make whiter or lighter; "bleach the laundry"; remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

frost collapse: United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963); the formation of frost or ice on a surface; ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside); damage by frost; "The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown"; cover with frost; "ice crystals frosted the glass"; provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance; "frost the glass"; "she frosts her hair"; decorate with frosting; "frost a cake"

blanch collapse: cook (vegetables) briefly; "Parboil the beans before freezing them"

discolor collapse: change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"; cause to lose or change color; "The detergent discolored my shirts"; lose color or turn colorless; "The painting discolored"

tarnish collapse: discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation; make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"

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