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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whiten \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whitening \Whit"en*ing\, n.
1. The act or process of making or becoming white.
2. That which is used to render white; whiting. [R.]
{Whitening stone}, a sharpening and polishing stone used by
cutlers; also a finishing grindstone of fine texture.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
whitening
n : changing to a lighter color [syn: {lightening}]
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