whiten
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The meaning (definition) of the word whiten
to make something become white
The word whiten used in a sentence
“A snowfall will whiten the hills by morning.”
Words that mean the same as whiten (synonyms)
bleachbrighten
Words that mean the opposite of whiten (antonyms)
darken
How the word whiten is said around the world
| French | blanchir (blahn-SHEER) |
| Spanish | blanquear (blahn-keh-AR) |
| Mandarin | 变白 (byen bye) |
| Hindi | सफ़ेद करना (suh-FAYD KUR-naa) |
| Arabic | يبيّض (yu-BAY-yid) |
| Russian | побелить (puh-bee-LEET) |
| Portuguese (EU) | branquear (bran-kee-AR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | embranquecer (eng-brang-keh-SER) |
| Japanese | しろくする (shee-ROH-koo SOO-roo) |
| German | weiß machen (VICE mah-khen) |
| Urdu | سفید کرنا (suh-FAYD KUR-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਚਿੱਟਾ ਕਰਨਾ (CHIT-taa KUR-naa) |
| Korean | 하얗게 하다 (hah-YAH-kay hah-DAH) |
| Hebrew | לְהַלְבִּין (leh-hal-BEEN) |
| Greek | ασπρίζω (a-SPREE-zo) |
| Dutch | wit maken (WIT MAH-kun) |
| Tagalog | paputiin (pah-poo-TEE-een) |
| Vietnamese | làm trắng (lahm TRANG) |
| Turkish | beyazlatmak (beh-yahz-laht-MAHK) |
| Persian | سفید کردن (se-FEED kar-DAN) |
| Polish | wybielić (vih-BYEH-leech) |
| Ukrainian | білити (bee-LIH-tee) |
| Bengali | সাদা করা (SHAH-dah KOH-rah) |
| Swedish | göra vit (YUR-ah VEET) |
| Italian | imbiancare (eem-byahn-KAH-ray) |
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