whiten

verb

1. turn white

   verb.change

   Examples

   This detergent will whiten your laundry.

   Synonyms white

   Antonyms black blacken melanise melanize nigrify

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the hair <i>whitens</i> with age; the sea <i>whitens</i> with foam; the trees in spring <i>whiten</i> with blossoms.

   verb

   Source: webster1913

3. To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to <i>whiten</i> a wall; to <i>whiten</i> cloth.

   verb

   Source: webster1913