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WHITEN
whiten, white
(verb) turn white; “This detergent will whiten your laundry”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Whiten (plural Whitens)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Whiten is the 22404th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1149 individuals. Whiten is most common among White (65.36%) and Black/African American (28.98%) individuals.
Etymology
Verb
whiten (third-person singular simple present whitens, present participle whitening, simple past and past participle whitened)
(ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.
Source: Wiktionary
Whit"en, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whitened; p. pr. & vb. n. Whitening.] Etym: [OE. whitenen; cf. Icel. hvitna.]
Definition: 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.
Whit"en, v. t.
Definition: To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten cloth. The broad stream of the Foyle then whitened by vast flocks of wild swans. Macaulay.
Syn.
– See Blanch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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