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1. (of hair) having lost its colour
   "the whitened hairs of old age";
   - white

1. Turn white
   "This detergent will whiten your laundry";
   - white

See also: colorless [US], colourless [Brit, Cdn]

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

Antonym: melanise [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Whitened