blanch[verb]Synonyms: whiten, bleach, blench, decolor, decolorize, white
[verb]Synonyms: recoil, blench, flinch, quail, shrink, squinch, start, wince
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
blanch /blɑːntʃ $ blæntʃ/
verb[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: blanchir, from blanc 'white']
1. [transitive] to put vegetables, fruit, or nuts into boiling water for a short time:
Blanch the peaches and remove the skins.2. [intransitive] literary to become pale because you are frightened or shocked:
Patrick visibly blanched. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲