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leach away

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leach something away (from something) and leach something out (of something); leach something out; leach something away
to remove something from something by leaching. The heavy rains leached nutrients away from the soil. The rains leached away the nutrients.
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leach away

[for something] to erode or wash away gradually by leaching. The soft sandstone leached away under the constant rains. The flowerpots sat out in the rain, where all the nutrients in the soil leached away.
See also: away, leach


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Blues tend to leach away depth and create spaces that appear flat.
The basil molecules bind to the polymers, but water in the food allows the chemicals to leach away from the plastic into the food.
Wolkowski explains that the largest amounts of crushed wallboard raised concentrations of soil calcium and sulfur but lowered soil magnesium; the excess calcium from the wallboard displaces magnesium from the soil, allowing it to leach away.
 
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