whiten

[ hwahyt-n, wahyt-n ]

/ ˈʰwaɪt n, ˈwaɪt n /

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verb (used with or without object)

to make or become white.

Origin of whiten

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English whitenen;see white, -en¹

ANTONYMS FOR whiten

blacken.

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synonym study for whiten

Whiten, blanch, bleach mean to make or become white. To whiten implies giving a white color or appearance by putting a substance of some kind on the outside: to whiten shoes. To blanch implies taking away natural or original color throughout: to blanch celery by growing it in the dark. To bleach implies making white by placing in (sun) light or by using chemicals: to bleach linen, hair.

OTHER WORDS FROM whiten

un·whit·ened, adjective

Words nearby whiten

white meter, White Mountains, white mule, white muscle, white mustard, whiten, white nationalism, whitener, whiteness, white night, White Nile

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Example sentences from the Web for whiten

It's 'supposed' to whiten your teeth and pull the toxins out of your body.
We Were Gwyneth’s GOOP Guinea Pigs|Erin Cunningham, Olivia Nuzzi|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Red hair must whiten—quickly, one could hope, without streaks.
The Trial of Callista Blake|Edgar Pangborn
He thereupon swallows chalk to improve his voice and compels the miller to whiten his paws.
The Moral Instruction of Children|Felix Adler
A few drops of it will clean and whiten laces, also muslins.
Housekeeping in Old Virginia|Marion Cabell Tyree

Up to his fifty-third year he had never known a sick day, although at thirty his hair had begun to whiten.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 1 of 14|Elbert Hubbard
I am aware that in recent books of Italian history there has been a tendency to whiten the Borgias' characters.
And Even Now|Max Beerbohm

British Dictionary definitions for whiten

whiten

/ (ˈwaɪtən) /

verb

to make or become white or whiter; bleach

Derived forms of whiten

whitening, noun

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单词	whiten
释义	whiten [ hwahyt-n, wahyt-n ] / ˈʰwaɪt n, ˈwaɪt n / SEE SYNONYMS FOR whiten ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with or without object) to make or become white. Origin of whiten First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English whitenen;see white, -en¹ ANTONYMS FOR whiten blacken. SEE ANTONYMS FOR whiten ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for whiten Whiten, blanch, bleach mean to make or become white. To whiten implies giving a white color or appearance by putting a substance of some kind on the outside: to whiten shoes. To blanch implies taking away natural or original color throughout: to blanch celery by growing it in the dark. To bleach implies making white by placing in (sun) light or by using chemicals: to bleach linen, hair. OTHER WORDS FROM whiten un·whit·ened, adjective Words nearby whiten white meter, White Mountains, white mule, white muscle, white mustard, whiten, white nationalism, whitener, whiteness, white night, White Nile Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whiten It's 'supposed' to whiten your teeth and pull the toxins out of your body. We Were Gwyneth’s GOOP Guinea Pigs\|Erin Cunningham, Olivia Nuzzi\|March 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Red hair must whiten—quickly, one could hope, without streaks. The Trial of Callista Blake\|Edgar Pangborn He thereupon swallows chalk to improve his voice and compels the miller to whiten his paws. The Moral Instruction of Children\|Felix Adler A few drops of it will clean and whiten laces, also muslins. Housekeeping in Old Virginia\|Marion Cabell Tyree Up to his fifty-third year he had never known a sick day, although at thirty his hair had begun to whiten. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 1 of 14\|Elbert Hubbard I am aware that in recent books of Italian history there has been a tendency to whiten the Borgias' characters. And Even Now\|Max Beerbohm British Dictionary definitions for whiten whiten / (ˈwaɪtən) / verb to make or become white or whiter; bleach Derived forms of whiten whitening, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to whiten bleach, blanch, whitewash, lighten, frost, dull, etiolate, blench, fade, white, pale, silver, grizzle, decolorize, chalk, decolor
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whiten

verb (used with or without object)

Origin of whiten

ANTONYMS FOR whiten

synonym study for whiten

OTHER WORDS FROM whiten

Words nearby whiten

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British Dictionary definitions for whiten

verb

Derived forms of whiten

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