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Whiten

Whiten Meaning & Definition
Whiten Definition And Meaning

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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