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Verb: whiten  wI-tun
  1. Turn white
    "This detergent will whiten your laundry";
    - white

Derived forms: whitens, whitening, whitened

Type of: color [US], colour [Brit, Cdn], discolor [US], discolour [Brit, Cdn]

Antonym: melanise [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Whiten, Mark

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