whiten
1 whiten — vb 1 Whiten, blanch, bleach, decolorize, etiolate can all mean to change from an original color to white or almost to white. To Whiten is to make white usually by the applica tion or addition of something from without {whiten shoes with pipe… …
2 Whiten — Whit en, v. t. To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten cloth. [1913 Webster] The broad stream of the Foyle then whitened by vast flocks of wild swans. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Syn: See {Blanch}. [1913… …
3 Whiten — Whit en, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whitened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whitening}.] [OE. whitenen; cf. Icel. hv[=i]tna.] 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… …
4 whiten — is the usual form of the verb in current usage in the meanings ‘to make white’ and ‘to become white’, but white is used in the expression whited sepulchre (meaning ‘a hypocrite’, in allusion to Matthew 23:27) and in the phrasal verb white out… …
5 whiten — [v] make or become extremely pale blanch, bleach, blench, chalk, decolor, decolorize, dull, etiolate, fade, frost, grizzle, lighten, pale, silver, turn pale, white, whitewash; concept 250 Ant. blacken, darken, dirty …
6 whiten — ► VERB ▪ make or become white. DERIVATIVES whitener noun …
7 whiten — [hwīt′ n, wīt′ n] vt., vi. [ME whitnen < ON hvitna < hvitr, WHITE] to make or become white or whiter …
8 whiten — /hwuyt n, wuyt n/, v.t., v.i. to make or become white. [1250 1300; ME whitenen; see WHITE, EN1] Syn. 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… …
9 whiten — [[t](h)wa͟ɪt(ə)n[/t]] whitens, whitening, whitened V ERG When something whitens or when you whiten it, it becomes whiter or paler in colour. Her knuckles whiten as she clenches her hands harder. [V n] ...toothpastes that whiten teeth …
10 Whiten — This interesting surname, found recorded in both England and Scotland, is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is locational, being a a dialectal variant of a number of various places called Whitton, such as Whitton in Durham, Northumberland, Shropshire,… …
11 whiten — UK [ˈwaɪt(ə)n] / US / US [ˈhwaɪt(ə)n] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms whiten : present tense I/you/we/they whiten he/she/it whitens present participle whitening past tense whitened past participle whitened to become pale or white, or to …
12 whiten — whit|en [ˈwaıtn] v [I and T] to become more white, or to make something do this ▪ This stuff is supposed to whiten your teeth …
13 whiten — verb (whitened; whitening) Date: 14th century transitive verb to make white or whiter < snow whitened the hills > intransitive verb to become white or whiter …
14 whiten — verb a) To make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch. b) To become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch …
15 whiten — Synonyms and related words: achromatize, besnow, blanch, bleach, bleach out, blench, blush, bowdlerize, chalk, change color, clean, clean out, clean up, cleanse, clear out, color, crimson, darken, decolor, decolorize, delouse, depurate, deterge,… …
16 whiten — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To become white] Syn. grow hoary, blench, blanch, pale, turn white, turn gray, grow pale, be covered with snow, be silvered, lose color, fade. 2. [To make white] Syn. bleach, blanch, silver, paint white, whitewash, apply… …
17 whiten — whit|en [ waıtn, hwaıtn ] verb intransitive or transitive to become pale or white, or make something pale or white …
18 whiten — v. a. Ps. l. 9 …
19 whiten — whit·en || hwaɪtn / w v. make white, bleach, blanch; become white, fade, pale; whitewash …
20 whiten — I. v. a. 1. Bleach, blanch, etiolate, make white. 2. Cover with white, make white. II. v. n. Bleach, blanch, etiolate, become or grow white …
