rebleach
rebleach verb: to bleach again.
Verb
rebleach (third-person singular simple present rebleaches, present participle rebleaching, simple past and past participle rebleached)
- To bleach again.
- It was well washed, however, and properly rebleached, it acquired its former snowy whiteness, and was the softest and best linen I ever saw.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
Forms of rebleach
| third-person singular present | rebleaches |
|---|---|
| present participle | rebleaching |
| past participle | rebleached |
| past | rebleached |
Origin of rebleach
From re- + bleach.
Questions about rebleach
- What does rebleach mean?
- Rebleach means to bleach again.
- What part of speech is rebleach?
- Rebleach is a verb.
- What is the past tense of rebleach?
- The past tense of rebleach is rebleached.
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