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  1. 1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten cloth. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. turn white Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 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. 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
  5. 5. To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the hairwhitens with age; the sea whitens with foam; the trees in springwhiten with blossoms. Source: adambom

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