English verb: whiten | |||
| 1. | whiten (change) turn white | ||
| Samples | This detergent will whiten your laundry. | ||
| Synonyms | white | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | color, colour, discolor, discolour | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bleach | ||
| Antonyms | black, blacken, nigrify, melanise, melanize | ||