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whiten
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Whiten \Whit"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whitened; p. pr. & vb. n. Whitening.] [OE. whitenen; cf. Icel. hv[imac]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. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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