The meaning of Blanch

Blanch – definition

verb
Make white or pale by extracting colour.
Usage examples:
The cold light blanched her face
Synonims:
Make/turn pale Whiten Make/turn pallid Lighten Grey Wash out Fade Blench Etiolate Decolorize Bleach Peroxide Pale Go/grow/turn/become pale Go/grow/turn/become white Go/grow/turn/become pallid
verb
Flinch or grow pale from shock, fear, or a similar emotion.
Usage examples:
He visibly blanched at this reminder of mortality
verb
Briefly immerse (an item of food) in boiling water, especially as a technique for removing the skin from nuts or fruit or for preparing vegetables for further cooking.
Usage examples:
Blanch the almonds and grind them to a paste, adding a little water
Synonims:
Scald Boil Dunk

verb
To become pale, esp. from being surprised
Usage examples:
When he realized who was on the phone, he blanched., blanch the peaches before peeling them.

Blanch translation into English

Blanch: translate from English into Chinese

苍白

Blanch: translate from English into Dutch

Blancheren, Bleken, Verbleken, Blanketten, Zich blanketten

Blanch: translate from English into French

Blanchir, Blêmir, Étioler

Blanch: translate from English into German

Blanchieren, Erbleichen, Brühen, Abbrühen, Erblassen, Blass werden, Blanschieren

Blanch: translate from English into Hindi

सफेद करना, रंग उड़ जाना, चूनी लगाना, भय या शीत आदि से पीला पड़ना, रंग‍ निकाल कर, छील कर, या प्रकाश से वंचित कर के सफ़ेद करना

Blanch: translate from English into Italian

Sbollentare, Impallidire, Scolorire

Blanch: translate from English into Korean

희게 하다, 단 껍질을 벗기다, 창백하게 하다, 희어지다

Blanch: translate from English into Russian

Побелеть, Бланшировать, Белеть, Чистить до блеска, Обесцвечивать, Бледнеть, Белить, Белый, Отбеливать, Обваривать и снимать шелуху, Лудить, Серебристый

Blanch: translate from English into Spanish

Blanquear, Palidecer, Pelar, Blanquecer

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French blanchir, from blanc ‘white’, ultimately of Germanic origin.

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Blanch – similar words

blanched

adjective
(of an item of food) having been briefly immersed in boiling water, especially in order to remove the skin or to prepare it for further cooking.
Usage examples:
Add the garlic, spices, and blanched cauliflower to the fried onion and continue to cook until soft

verb
Make white or pale by extracting colour.
Usage examples:
The cold light blanched her face

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blanche

noun
Complete freedom to do something
Usage examples:
[ + to infinitive ] the landlord has given her carte blanche to redecorate the living room.

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Blanch synonims

bleach

verb
Cause (a material such as cloth, paper, or hair) to become white or much lighter by a chemical process or by exposure to sunlight.
Usage examples:
A new formula to bleach and brighten clothing

noun
A chemical (typically a solution of sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide) used to make materials whiter or for sterilizing drains, sinks, etc.
Usage examples:
How can i get all those stains out of my wash without bleach?

noun
A liquid or powder used to clean or make something whiter or lighter in color
Usage examples:
Her hair was bleached by the sun.

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blench

verb
Make a sudden flinching movement out of fear or pain.
Usage examples:
He blenched and struggled to regain his composure

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boil

verb
(with reference to a liquid) reach or cause to reach the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapour.
Usage examples:
We asked people to boil their drinking water

noun
The temperature at which a liquid bubbles and turns to vapour.
Usage examples:
Bring the sauce to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes

noun
An inflamed pus-filled swelling on the skin, caused typically by the infection of a hair follicle.
Usage examples:
You can use them to treat sores, bruises, cuts, boils and inflammatory skin conditions.

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decolorize

verb
Remove the colour from.
Usage examples:
Ethane decolourizes bromine water

All meanings and translations of Decolorize

dunk

verb
Dip (bread or other food) into a drink or soup before eating it.
Usage examples:
I dunked a biscuit into the cup of scalding tea

noun
A shot downwards into the basket with the hands above the rim.
Usage examples:
I was making everything: jump shots, lay-ups, dunks.

verb
A basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket

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etiolate

verb
Make (a plant) pale through lack of light.
Usage examples:
The seedling had been etiolated by having been grown in darkness

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fade

verb
Gradually grow faint and disappear.
Usage examples:
The light had faded and dusk was advancing

noun
The process of becoming less bright.
Usage examples:
The sun can cause colour fade

verb
Become less clearly visible or distinguishable

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grey

adjective
Of a colour intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or lead.
Usage examples:
Grey flannel trousers

noun
Grey colour or pigment.
Usage examples:
Dirty intermediate tones of grey

verb
(especially of hair) become grey with age.
Usage examples:
He had put on weight and greyed somewhat

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lighten

verb
Make or become lighter in weight, pressure, or severity.
Usage examples:
Efforts to lighten the burden of regulation

verb
Make or become lighter or brighter.
Usage examples:
The sky began to lighten in the east

verb
To make someone or become happier and less anxious
Usage examples:
Being with friends lightened her mood., he lost 30 pounds to lighten the burden on his knee., to li…

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pale

adjective
Light in colour or shade; containing little colour or pigment.
Usage examples:
Choose pale floral patterns for walls

verb
Become pale in one's face from shock or fear.
Usage examples:
I paled at the thought of what she might say

noun
A wooden stake or post used with others to form a fence.
Usage examples:
Get creative with a picket fence and have diagonal pales nailed to the horizontal boards.

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peroxide

noun
A compound containing two oxygen atoms bonded together in its molecule or as the anion o₂²⁻
Usage examples:
The peptide neutralizes free radicals and peroxides, both of which can prevent cells from operating…

verb
A compound containing two oxygen atoms bonded together in its molecule or as the anion o22−.
Usage examples:
The peptide neutralizes free radicals and peroxides, both of which can prevent cells from operating…

noun
Hydrogen peroxide

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scald

verb
Injure with very hot liquid or steam.
Usage examples:
The tea scalded his tongue

noun
A burn or other injury caused by hot liquid or steam.
Usage examples:
50,000 children a year are taken to hospital with burns and scalds

noun
Variant spelling of skald.

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whiten

verb
Make or become white.
Usage examples:
Snow whitened the mountain tops

verb
To make something whiter, or to become whiter
Usage examples:
[ t ] this toothpaste is supposed to whiten your teeth.

All meanings and translations of Whiten

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