whiten
[ hwahyt-n, wahyt-n ]
/ ˈʰwaɪt n, ˈwaɪt n /
Save This Word!
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become white.
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”
Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.
Question 1 of 7
Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?
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, adjectiveWords nearby whiten
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for whiten
British Dictionary definitions for whiten
whiten
/ (ˈwaɪtən) /
verb
to make or become white or whiter; bleach
Derived forms of whiten
whitening, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012