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   blanch

   /blan(t)SH/

   verb

   • 1. make white or pale by extracting color: "the cold light blanched her face" Similar make/turn palewhitenmake/turn pallidlightengraywash outfadeblenchetiolatedecolorizebleachperoxidepalego/grow/turn/become palego/grow/turn/become whitewhitengo/grow/turn/become pallidlose its colorlightenbleachfadeblenchOpposite colordarkenreddencolordarkenblush
   • ▪ whiten (a plant) by depriving it of light: "blanch endive by covering plants with large flowerpots"
   • 2. flinch or grow pale from shock, fear, or a similar emotion: "many people blanch at the suggestion"
   • 3. 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: "blanch the almonds and grind them to a paste, adding a little water"

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

   Scrabble Points: 13

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