blanquear

Definitions of blanquear
  1. verb
    turn white
    synonyms: emblanquecer, enjalbegar, jalbegar
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    antonyms:
    ennegrecer, ennegrecerse, entiznarse, tiznar, tiznarse
    make or become black
    types:
    enlejiar
    make whiter or lighter
    aclarar con agua oxigenada
    bleach with peroxide
    type of:
    decolorar, decolorarse, descolorar
    change color, often in an undesired manner
  2. verb
    turn silver
    synonyms: platear
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    type of:
    decolorar, decolorarse, descolorar
    change color, often in an undesired manner
  3. verb
    exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
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    type of:
    descargar, exculpar
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  4. verb
    cover with whitewash
    synonyms: encalar, enjaezar
  5. verb
    coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam
    synonyms: platear
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    type of:
    chapar, chapear, platear
    coat with a layer of metal
  6. verb
    cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error
    synonyms: encalar, enjaezar
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