Wash out

wash outfunction: verb date: 1540transitive verb 1 : to wash free of an extraneous substance (as dirt)2 a : to cause to fade by or as if by laundering b : to deplete the strength or vitality of c : to eliminate as useless or unsatisfactory : reject3 a : to destroy or make useless by the force or action of water lt;the storm washed out the bridgegt; b : rain out lt;the game was washed outgt;intransitive verb 1 : to become depleted of color or vitality : fade2 : to fail to meet requirements or measure up to a standard