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whiten

/ whiten /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
turn white
"This detergent will whiten your laundry"
Opposites:
blacken melanize melanise nigrify black
Type of:
discolor discolour colour
Kinds of:
bleach blanco
Derived:
white whiteness bleaching agent bleach blanching agent
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
10%
Sense Count
1
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
19
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discolor discolour colour bleach blanco blacken melanize melanise nigrify black