WHITEN

whiten|white (3). Whiten, or White, v. to make or grow white

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Whit″en (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whitened (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Whitening.] [[OE. whitenen; cf. Icel. hvītna.]] 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.