blanch Definition

blanch
verb blanches, blanched, blanching

1. To make something white by removing the colour.

Thesaurus: whiten, drain, fade, pale, bleach, etiolate; Antonym: blush, colour, redden.
usually intr
2. To become pale or white (or occasionally to make someone or something turn pale or white), especially out of fear.
3. cookery.
To prepare (vegetables or meat) for cooking or freezing by boiling in water for a few seconds.
4. cookery.
To remove the skins from (almonds, etc) by soaking in boiling water.

Etymology: 15c: from French blanchir, from blanc white.