Whiten Definition

wītn, hwītn
whitened, whitening, whitens
verb
whitened, whitening, whitens
To make or become white or whiter, especially by bleaching.
American Heritage
To make or become white or whiter.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Whiten

  • From Middle English whitenen, whitnen, from Old Norse hvítna (“to whiten"), from Proto-Germanic *hwÄ«tnōnÄ… (“to whiten, become white"), from Proto-Indo-European *kwind-, *kwint- (“bright"), equivalent to white +"Ž -en. Cognate with Icelandic hvítna (“to whiten"), Swedish vitna, hvitna (“to whiten"), Danish hvidne (“to whiten"). Compare Old English hwÄ«tian (“to whiten, become white, be white, make white").

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