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whiten

[ hwahyt-n, wahyt-n ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to make or become white.

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whiten

/ ˈ·É²¹Éª³ÙÉ™²Ô /

verb

  1. to make or become white or whiter; bleach
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ·É³ó¾±³Ù±ð²Ô¾±²Ô²µ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ô··É³ó¾±³ÙIJԱð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of whiten1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English whitenen; white, -en 1
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Synonym Study

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.
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Directors and producers coached her to use whitening creams.

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If you're undertaking a home whitening process, sparkling water might discolor your teeth.

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Many healers of the day also recommended treating eye infections with human milk, which was known as "whitened blood".

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Wash the navy beans and run hot water through them until they are slightly whitened.

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And I'll regularly blow thirty to fifty bucks on some luminous dazzling effects home whitening kit, just to mitigate some of the effects my coffee and Malbec lifestyle.

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