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whiten |
3 definitions found 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]: Whiten \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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: whiten v : turn white; "This detergent will whiten your laundry" [syn: {white}] [ant: {blacken}]
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