Definition of whiten

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Whiten (v. i.) 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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White :: White (n.) The color of pure snow; one of the natural colors of bodies, yet not strictly a color, but a composition of all colors; the opposite of black; whiteness. See the Note under Color, n., 1..
Decolorize :: Decolorize (v. t.) To deprive of color; to whiten.
Paleness :: Paleness (n.) The quality or condition of being pale; want of freshness or ruddiness; a sickly whiteness; lack of color or luster; wanness.
Wax :: Wax (n.) A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow..
Candent :: Candent (a.) Heated to whiteness; glowing with heat.
Whiteness :: Whiteness (n.) Nakedness.
Whiten :: Whiten (v. i.) 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..
Lime :: Lime (v. t.) To treat with lime, or oxide or hydrate of calcium; to manure with lime; as, to lime hides for removing the hair; to lime sails in order to whiten them..
Jaundice :: "Jaundice (n.) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the faeces, constipation, uneasiness in the region of the stomach, loss of appetite, and general languor and lassitude. It is caused usually by obstruction of the biliary passages and consequent damming up, in the liver, of the bile, which is then absorbed into the blood..
Bleach :: Bleach (a.) To make white, or whiter; to remove the color, or stains, from; to blanch; to whiten..
Whitening :: Whitening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of White.
Accident :: Accident (n.) A property or quality of a thing which is not essential to it, as whiteness in paper; an attribute..
Dealbation :: Dealbation (n.) Act of bleaching; a whitening.
Whiteness :: Whiteness (n.) Freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanness.
Candor :: Candor (n.) Whiteness; brightness; (as applied to moral conditions) usullied purity; innocence.
Blanch :: Blanch (a.) Fig.: To whiten; to give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to palliate.
Whitewash :: Whitewash (n.) Any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash for making the skin fair..
Whitening :: Whitening (n.) The act or process of making or becoming white.
Incandescence :: Incandescence (n.) A white heat, or the glowing or luminous whiteness of a body caused by intense heat..
Whiteness :: Whiteness (n.) Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror, grief, etc..
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