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whitened

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whit·en  (hwtn, wtn)
tr. & intr.v. whit·ened, whit·en·ing, whit·ens
To make or become white or whiter, especially by bleaching.

whiten·er n.
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Adj.1.whitenedwhitened - (of hair) having lost its color; "the white hairs of old age"
colorless, colourless - weak in color; not colorful


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Gradually the cool dim gray of the morn- ing whitened, and as gradually sounds multiplied and life manifested itself.
Underneath there was an old boat-cloak, whitened with sea-salt on many a harbour-bar.
Now leaning on the netting of the forecastle, now on the taffrail, I devoured with eagerness the soft foam which whitened the sea as far as the eye could reach; and how often have I shared the emotion of the majority of the crew, when some capricious whale raised its black back above the waves
 
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