Whit"en , v. t. 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.
Whit"en (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whitened (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Whitening.]
[OE. whitenen; cf.
Icel. hvītna.] 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.
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