whiten (redirected from whitens)

whit·en  (hwtn, wtn)

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

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

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whiten·er n.

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whiten [ˈwaɪt^ən]

vb

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) to make or become white or whiter; bleach

whitening  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

whiten - turn white; "This detergent will whiten your laundry" white bleach - make whiter or lighter; "bleach the laundry" discolour, discolor, color, colour - change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored" black, blacken, nigrify, melanise, melanize - make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened"

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whiten

verb

1. pale, blanch, go white, turn pale, blench, fade, etiolate His face whitened as he heard the news.
pale colour, darken

2. bleach, lighten toothpastes that whiten the teeth
bleach darken, blacken, stain

Translations

whiten [ˈwaɪtn]

A. VT → blanquear

B. VI → blanquear; [person] → palidecer, ponerse pálido

whiten [ˈ^hwaɪt^ən]

vi [knuckles] → blanchir; [cheeks, face] → pâlir

vt [+ teeth] → blanchir

whiten

vt → weiß machen

vi → weiß werden

whiten [ˈwaɪtn] vt (shoes) → dare il bianchetto a