| Main Entry: | etiolate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | weaken |
Synonyms: |
blanch, bleach, diminish, enervate, exhaust, fade, faint, pale, sicken, wan, whiten |
| Main Entry: | bleach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | whiten |
Synonyms: |
achromatize, blanch, blench, decolor, decolorize, etiolate, fade, grow pale, lighten, make pale, peroxide, wash out |
Antonyms: |
blacken, darken, yellow |
| Main Entry: | fade |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lose color |
Synonyms: |
achromatize, become colorless, blanch, bleach, blench, clear, decolorize, dim, disappear, discolor, dissolve, dull, etiolate, evanish, evaporate, grow dim, lose brightness, lose luster, muddy, neutralize, pale, tarnish, tone down, vanish, wash out |
Antonyms: |
brighten, color, sharpen, strengthen |
| Main Entry: | fade |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dwindle, die out |
Synonyms: |
abate, attenuate, clear, decline, deliquesce, deteriorate, die away, die on vine, dim, diminish, disappear, disperse, dissolve, droop, ebb, etiolate, evanesce, evanish, evaporate, fag out, fail, fall, flag, fold, hush, languish, lessen, melt, melt away, moderate, perish, peter out, poop out, quiet, rarefy, shrivel, sink, slack off, taper, thin, tire, tucker out, vanish, wane, waste away, weaken, wilt, wither |
Antonyms: |
enhance, improve, recover, strengthen |
| Main Entry: | whiten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or become extremely pale |
Synonyms: |
blanch, bleach, blench, chalk, decolor, decolorize, dull, etiolate, fade, frost, grizzle, lighten, pale, silver, turn pale, white, whitewash |
Antonyms: |
blacken, darken, dirty |