About The Word Whiten
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Whiten
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What's The Definition Of Whiten?
[v] turn white; "This detergent will whiten your laundry"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Whiten: white Related Terms | Find terms related to Whiten: See Also | blanco | bleach | color | colour | discolor | discolour Whiten In Webster's Dictionary \Whit"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whitened}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Whitening}.] [OE. whitenen; cf. Icel. hv[=i]tna.]
To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the
hair whitens with age; the sea whitens with foam; the trees
in spring whiten with blossoms.
\Whit"en\, v. t. To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten cloth. The broad stream of the Foyle then whitened by vast flocks of wild swans. --Macaulay. Syn: See {Blanch}. |
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