whiten
to make or become white.
Origin of whiten
1synonym study For whiten
Opposites for whiten
Other words from whiten
- un·whit·ened, adjective
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How to use whiten in a sentence
The old Don Luis shows his whitened locks, scorned by his hypocritically impious son.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile GautierWalking, half awake, Ida floundered among the boulders and through a horrible maze of whitened driftwood cast up by the stream.
The Gold Trail | Harold BindlossHis bare arms were whitened, his eyebrows were short, thick and high up on his forehead, and he carried a black snuff-box.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays | VariousThen it whitened the sundial lawn, reminding us to take the wooden dial post in for the winter.
The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard EatonIt was an uncanny night; morning whitened the east; gray daylight stole into the woods, blotting the shadows to paler tints.
In Search of the Unknown | Robert W. Chambers
British Dictionary definitions for whiten
/ (ˈwaɪtən) /
to make or become white or whiter; bleach
Derived forms of whiten
- whitening, noun
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