whit·en /ˈhwaɪtṇ, ˈwaɪ-/
(vt.)使白,漂白(vi.)變白
Whit·en v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whitened p. pr. & vb. n. Whitening.] 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.
Whit·en, v. t. To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten cloth.
The broad stream of the Foyle then whitened by vast flocks of wild swans. --Macaulay.
Syn: -- See Blanch.
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whiten
v : turn white; "This detergent will whiten your laundry" [syn:
white] [ant: blacken]