'Whiten' definitions:

Definition of 'whiten'

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verb
Turn white; "This detergent will whiten your laundry" [syn: whiten, white] [ant: black, blacken, melanise, melanize, nigrify]

Definition of 'Whiten'

From: GCIDE
  • Whiten \Whit"en\, v. t. To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten cloth. [1913 Webster]
  • The broad stream of the Foyle then whitened by vast flocks of wild swans. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: See Blanch. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Whiten'

From: GCIDE
  • Whiten \Whit"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whitened; p. pr. & vb. n. Whitening.] [OE. whitenen; cf. Icel. hv[imac]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. [1913 Webster]