whiten

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see also: Whiten

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈ(h)waɪtn̩/

Verb

whiten (whitens, present participle whitening; past and past participle whitened)

1. (ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.

   Age had whitened his hair.

   The trees in spring whiten with blossoms.

Translations

• French: blanchir
• German: weißen
• Portuguese: branquear
• Russian: бели́ть
• Spanish: blanquear

Translations

• French: blanchir
• Portuguese: branquear
• Russian: беле́ть
• Spanish: blanquear

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Whiten

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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