WASH OUT

verb Date: 1540 transitive verb to wash free of an extraneous substance (as dirt), 2. to cause to fade by or as if by laundering, to deplete the strength or vitality of, to eliminate as useless or unsatisfactory ; reject , 3. to destroy or make useless by the force or action of water , rain out , intransitive verb to become depleted of color or vitality ; fade , to fail to meet requirements or measure up to a standard