Definitions for whiten
ˈʰwaɪt n, ˈwaɪt nwhiten

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. whiten, whiteverb

   turn white

   "This detergent will whiten your laundry"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. whitenverb

   To make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.

2. whitenverb

   To become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.

3. Etymology: From whitenen, whitnen, from hvítna, from hwītnōnan, from kwind-, equivalent to. Cognate with hvítna, vitna, hvitna, hvidne. Compare hwitian.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Whitenverb

   To make white.

   Etymology: from white.

   The smoke of sulphur will not black a paper, and is commonly used by women to whiten tiffanies. Brown.

   Flax, the soil and climate are proper for whitening, by the frequency of brooks, and also of winds. William Temple.

   Women of my complexion ought to be more modest, especially since our faces debar us from all artificial whitenings. Guardian, №. 61.

   Striking her cliff, the storm confirms her pow’r;
   The waves but whiten her triumphant shore. Matthew Prior.

   Whether the darken’d room to muse invite,
   Or whiten’d wall provoke the skew’r to write;
   In durance, exile, Bedlam, or the mint,
   Like Lee or Budgell, I will rhyme and print. Alexander Pope.

2. To Whitenverb

   To grow white.

   The bark expects its freight;
   The loosen’d canvas trembles with the wind,
   And the sea whitens with auspicious gales. Smith.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Whitenverb

   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. Whitenverb

   to make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten cloth

3. Etymology: [OE. whitenen; cf. Icel. hvtna.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WHITEN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Whiten is ranked #22404 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Whiten surname appeared 1,149 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Whiten.
   
   65.3% or 751 total occurrences were White.
   28.9% or 333 total occurrences were Black.
   3.4% or 40 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.5% or 18 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Anagrams for whiten »

1. withen

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of whiten in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of whiten in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of whiten in a Sentence

1. Shuting Hu:

   The most dangerous thing is trying to whiten the skin in a short time, but still, some people keep doing it, i think the reason is, they don't know it results in serious problems to the skin.

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