|
|
1. (v.i.) whiten
to make or become white or whiter.
Etymology: (1250–1300)
|
| Definition of 'whiten' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
1. (verb) whiten, white
turn white
"This detergent will whiten your laundry"
|
| Definition of 'whiten' |
Webster Dictionary |
|
1. (verb) whiten
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
2. (verb) whiten
to make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten cloth
|
|
|
Sense: to make or become white or whiter
She used a little bleach to whiten the sheets.
|
 Afrikaans: verwit |
 Arabic: يُبَيِّض |
 Bulgarian: избелвам |
 Brazilian: branquear |
 Czech: (vy)bělit |
 German: weiß machen/werden |
 Danish: blege |
 Greek: ασπρίζω, λευκαίνω |
 Spanish: blanquear, enblanquecer |
 Estonian: valgendama |
 Farsi: سفيد کردن |
 Finnish: valkaista |
 French: blanchir |
 Hebrew: לְהַלבִּין |
 Hindi: सफेद करना |
 Croatian: izbijeliti |
 Hungarian: fehérít |
 Indonesian: memutihkan |
 Icelandic: bleikja, hvítna |
 Italian: imbiancare; sbiancare |
 Japanese: 白くする |
 Korean: 희게 하다 |
 Lithuanian: (iš)baltinti |
 Latvian: balināt; kļūt baltākam |
 Malay: menjadi putih; memutihkan |
 Dutch: bleken |
 Norwegian: bleke, gjøre hvit(ere), k |
 Polish: wybielić |
 Persian: سفيد کردن |
 Pashto: سپينول ، سپينيدل |
 Portuguese: branquear |
 Romanian: a albi |
 Russian: отбеливать |
 Slovak: (vy)bieliť |
 Slovenian: pobeliti (se) |
 Serbian: izbeleti |
 Swedish: göra (bli) vit, bleka, vi |
 Thai: กลายเป็นสีขาว; ทำให้ขาว; |
 Turkish: beyazla(t)mak, ağar(t)mak |
 Taiwanese: (使)變白或更白 |
 Ukrainian: відбілювати |
 Urdu: سفید کرنا یا سفید ہونا |
 Vietnamese: làm trắng |
 Chinese: （使某物）变白或更白 |
Get even more translations for whiten...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'whiten' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definitions of whiten 
