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whiten definition

whiten (hwīt′'n, wīt′-)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to make or become white or whiter

Etymology: ME whitnen < ON hvitna < hvitr, white

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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