Whiten — Defs

01 v. i. 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…

imp. & p. p. Whitened; p. pr. & vb. n. Whitening

1.
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.

02 v. t. To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten cloth.

1.
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.