whiten
[hwahyt-n, wahyt-n]
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become white.
Origin of whiten
Synonyms 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.
Antonyms for whiten
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Related Words for whiten
bleach, blanch, whitewash, lighten, frost, dull, etiolate, blench, fade, white, pale, silver, grizzle, decolorize, chalk, decolorExamples from the Web for whiten
Contemporary Examples of whiten
It's 'supposed' to whiten your teeth and pull the toxins out of your body.
Historical Examples of whiten
Boil for one hour with the lid on the saucepan, that the steam may whiten the fat.
The Skilful CookMary Harrison
"Their bones will whiten the plains should they attempt it," the other said scornfully.
At Aboukir and AcreGeorge Alfred Henty
There was just enough snow to whiten the ground, but none to spare.
Prudy Keeping HouseSophie May
He said that the teeth should be cleaned, but that it was girlish to whiten them with powder.
FolkwaysWilliam Graham Sumner
We had it on the grass last year; seemed as if it never'd whiten out.
Country NeighborsAlice Brown
whiten
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