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What does whiten mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word whiten? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.
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Snow squalls whiten the dulled brick wall across the street, flakes freezing on contact.
Coffee milk is used to whiten coffee in the same way as coffee cream, non-dairy coffee whiteners and to a certain extent milk.
We felt the wind pick up, saw waves whiten, but until the water went black and the bottle was empty we went on talking, nobody saying a word.
They also used lead-based powder to whiten their complexions as the ancient Persians did.
In the early 1990s, 46 of the 145 pulp mills in Canada used various chlorine bleaching processes to whiten paper.
And Sonicare is gentle on sensitive teeth, but powerful enough to remove plaque and whiten teeth.

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