Definition of whiten

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Whiten (v. i.) 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..

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Whiten :: Whiten (v. t.) To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten cloth..
Blancher :: Blancher (n.) One who, or that which, blanches or whitens; esp., one who anneals and cleanses money; also, a chemical preparation for this purpose..
Whitewash :: Whitewash (v. t.) To apply a white liquid composition to; to whiten with whitewash.
Dealbation :: Dealbation (n.) Act of bleaching; a whitening.
Blink :: Blink (v. i.) The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; ice blink.
Gray :: Gray (superl.) White mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark mixed color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove..
Whitewash :: Whitewash (n.) A composition of line and water, or of whiting size, and water, or the like, used for whitening walls, ceilings, etc.; milk of lime..
Blanch :: Blanch (a.) Fig.: To whiten; to give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to palliate.
Whitewash :: Whitewash (n.) Any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash for making the skin fair..
Whitening :: Whitening (n.) That which is used to render white; whiting.
Predicate :: Predicate (v. t.) That which is affirmed or denied of the subject. In these propositions, Paper is white, Ink is not white, whiteness is the predicate affirmed of paper and denied of ink..
Besnow :: Besnow (v. t.) To cover with snow; to whiten with snow, or as with snow..
Whiteness :: Whiteness (n.) Nakedness.
Incandescence :: Incandescence (n.) A white heat, or the glowing or luminous whiteness of a body caused by intense heat..
Albedo :: Albedo (n.) Whiteness. Specifically: (Astron.) The ratio which the light reflected from an unpolished surface bears to the total light falling upon that surface.
Whitening :: Whitening (n.) The act or process of making or becoming white.
Bleach :: Bleach (v. i.) To grow white or lose color; to whiten.
Decolorize :: Decolorize (v. t.) To deprive of color; to whiten.
Jaundice :: "Jaundice (n.) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the faeces, constipation, uneasiness in the region of the stomach, loss of appetite, and general languor and lassitude. It is caused usually by obstruction of the biliary passages and consequent damming up, in the liver, of the bile, which is then absorbed into the blood..
Bleached :: Bleached (a.) Whitened; make white.
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