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(hwīt′'n, wīt′-)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to make or become white or whiter

Origin: ME whitnen < ON hvitna < hvitr, white

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tr. & intr.v. whit·ened, whit·en·ing, whit·ens

To make or become white or whiter, especially by bleaching.

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whitˈen·er noun

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