2 entries under this word

Whiten

Whīt'en, v. t.

verbtransitive

(hwīt'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. WHITENED; p. pr. & vb. n. WHITENING.] To make white; to bleach; to blanch; as, to whiten cloth. “The broad stream of the Foyle then whitened by vast flocks of wild swans.” Macaulay. Syn.—See BLANCH.

Whit'en, v. i.

verbintransitive

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 blossoms.