blanched Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb turn pale, as if in fear
   blanch; blench; pale.
   
2. verb cook (vegetables) briefly
   blanch; parboil.
   
   • Parboil the beans before freezing them
3. adjective satellite anemic looking from illness or emotion
   bloodless; ashen; white; livid.
   
   • a face turned ashen
   • the invalid's blanched cheeks
   • tried to speak with bloodless lips
   • a face livid with shock
   • lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley
   • lips white with terror
   • a face white with rage
4. adjective satellite (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light
   etiolate; etiolated.
   
   • etiolated celery

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