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Verb: whiten  wI-tun
  1. Turn white
    "This detergent will whiten your laundry"
    - white

Derived forms: whitened, whitening, whitens

See also: whitener, whitening

Type of: color [US], colour [Brit, Cdn], discolor [US], discolour [Brit, Cdn]

Antonym: blacken

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white-hot
white-knuckle
whitelash
white-leaved rockrose
white-lipped
white-lipped peccary
whitelist
white-livered
whiteman's foot
white-man's foot
whiten
whitened
whitener
whiteness
whitening
whiteout
white-out
white-pine rust
white-pink
white-rayed mule's ears
white-ribbed