Whiten — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

turn white

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈaɪʔn̩/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈaɪtən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈaɪtən/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈaɪʔn̩/.

Examples

This detergent will whiten your laundry

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

white

Antonyms

blacken

Parts of Speech

verb	turn white “This detergent will whiten your laundry”

Word Forms

whitener	noun	an agent that makes things white or colorless
whitening	noun	changing to a lighter color
white	noun	the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

aufhellen

weiß werden

🇫🇷French

blanchir

🇪🇸Spanish

blanquear

ponerse blanco

🇮🇹Italian

sbiancare

diventare bianco

🇳🇱Dutch

witter maken

wit worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

branquear

ficar branco

🇷🇺Russian

отбеливать

побелеть

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निखारने में सहायक

सफ़ेद हो जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

সাদা করা

🇮🇳Tamil

வெண்மையாக்கும்

வெள்ளையாக மாறும்

🇮🇳Telugu

తెల్లబడును

తెల్లగా మారుతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

पांढरे करणे

पांढरे होणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સફેદ કરવું

સફેદ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಳುಪುಗೊಳಿಸು

ಬಿಳಿಯಾಗು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെളുപ്പിക്കുക

വെളുത്തതായി മാറുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਿੱਟਾ ਕਰਨਾ

ਚਿੱਟਾ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

سفید کرنا

سفید ہو جاؤ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

美白

变白

🇯🇵Japanese

美白する

白くなる

🇰🇷Korean

희게 하다

하얗게 변하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm trắng

chuyển sang màu trắng

🇹🇭Thai

ขาวขึ้น

เปลี่ยนเป็นสีขาว

🇮🇩Indonesian

memutihkan

memutih

🇵🇭Filipino

pumuti

🇲🇾Malay

memutihkan

bertukar putih

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بيض

يتحول إلى اللون الأبيض

🇮🇷Persian

سفید کردن

سفید شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

beyazlatmak

beyaza dön

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַלבִּין

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'whiten'?

The primary meaning of 'whiten' is 'turn white'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'whiten' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'whiten' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'whiten' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'whiten' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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