whiten

tr. & intr.v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens.
To make or become white or whiter, especially by bleaching.

whitener whit'en·er n.

v

Definition: make or become extremely pale
Antonyms: blacken, darken, dirty

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: turn white
  Synonym: white
  Antonym: blacken (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - hvidte, blege, gøre hvid, blegne
v. intr. - blegne, blive hvid, blive bleg

Nederlands (Dutch)
wit/bleek maken, wit/ bleek worden, zuiveren

Français (French)
v. tr. - blanchir
v. intr. - pâlir, blanchir

Deutsch (German)
v. - weiß machen, weißen, blaß werden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ασπρίζω, λευκαίνω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
imbiancare, sbiadire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - branquear, caiar

Русский (Russian)
белить, чистить добела, обелять кого-л., белеть, бледнеть, отбеливать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - blanquear, encanecer, palidecer, emblanquecer, descolorar
v. intr. - blanquearse, emblanquecerse, decolorarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra vit, vitna, blekna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使白, 漂白, 变白

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使白, 漂白
v. intr. - 變白

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 희게 하다, 표백하다
v. intr. - 희게 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 白くする, 漂白する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبيض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עשה ללבן‬
v. intr. - ‮הלבין, הפך לבן‬

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