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    blanch
    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.