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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈ(h)waɪ̯.tən/Part of speech verbSorted ehintwStarts with WEnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. To make or become white.

Word origin

From Middle English whitenen, whitnen, from Old Norse hvítna (“to whiten”), from Proto-Germanic *hwītnōną (“to whiten, become white”), from Proto-Indo-European *kwind-, *kwint- (“bright”), equivalent to white + -en. Cognate with Icelandic hvítna (“to whiten”), Swedish vitna, hvitna (“to whiten”), Danish hvidne (“to whiten”). Compare Old English hwītian (“to whiten, become white, be white, make white”).

Used in a sentence

  • Age had whitened his hair.
  • The trees in spring whiten with blossoms.
  • Whenever black people are furious with me, I walk over to them and whiten their face, and scream and scream and scream 'daddy’s the boss.'

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