blanquejar — meaning in English

English meaning

• bleach noun A chemical used to whiten fabric or disinfect surfaces by removing colour or killing germs.
• launder verb To wash and often iron clothes or fabric.
• whiten verb (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.

Senses

blanquejar is used for these senses in English:

• bleach (transitive) To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).
• launder (money) To disguise the source of (ill-gotten wealth) by various means.
• whiten (ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.

bleach — full definition

1. noun A chemical used to whiten fabric or disinfect surfaces by removing colour or killing germs.
2. verb To whiten or lighten something using bleach or sunlight.

launder — full definition

1. verb To wash and often iron clothes or fabric.
2. verb To disguise the illegal origin of money by passing it through legitimate businesses or transactions.

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