whiten

Word family  noun white whiteness whitener adjective white verb whiten

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whit·en /ˈwaɪtn/ verb [intransitive, transitive]  CCto become more white, or to make something do this 使更白；变白；漂白 This stuff is supposed to whiten your teeth. 这东西应该是用来增白牙齿的。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

whiten• I looked at Jack and saw him whiten.• Already frost was whitening every wrinkle of her sleeve.• Makeup began to whiten his lapels like droppings on a statue.• Jack's knuckles whitened on his glass.• Palomar students periodically hike to the top of the peak to whiten the letter.• Outside, a light snow had begun to fall, whitening the streets with downy flakes.• It whitened the terrace beyond with a clear, unbroken glare.• He wore a white dhoti and his body was whitened with ash.

whit·en verbChineseSyllable  

white, to Corpus more make or something to do become

whiten
whit‧en /ˈwaɪtn/ verb [intransitive and transitive]to become more white, or to make something do this:
    This stuff is supposed to whiten your teeth.

whitenBrE /ˈwaɪtn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwaɪtn/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they whiten BrE /ˈwaɪtn/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwaɪtn/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it whitens BrE /ˈwaɪtnz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwaɪtnz/ 🔊past simple whitened BrE /ˈwaɪtnd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwaɪtnd/ 🔊past participle whitened BrE /ˈwaɪtnd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwaɪtnd/ 🔊 -ing form whitening BrE /ˈwaɪtnɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwaɪtnɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] to become white or whiter; to make sth white or whiter （使）变白，变得更白◆He gripped the wheel until his knuckles whitened. 他紧紧握住方向盘，握得指关节都变白了。🔊🔊◆~ sth Snow had whitened the tops of the trees. 大雪把树冠变成了白色。🔊🔊