Found 3 items, similar to whiten.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: whiten
kelantang, membuat putih, memutihkan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: whiten
whiten
v : turn white;
“This detergent will whiten your laundry” [syn:
white] [ant:
blacken]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Whiten
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 with blossoms.
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Whiten
\Whit"en\, v. t.
To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to
whiten a wall; to whiten cloth.
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The broad stream of the Foyle then whitened by vast
flocks of wild swans. --Macaulay.
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Syn: See
Blanch.
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