verb
1.
to free from color and make white or whiter
whiten linen in the sun
Synonyms: blanch, bleach, blench, decolor, decolorize, white
Related Word: dim, dull, fade, lighten, pale; etiolate; frost, grizzle, silver
Contrasted words: color, darken
Antonyms: blacken
2.
Synonyms: palliate , blanch (over), extenuate, gloss (over), gloze (over), sugarcoat, varnish, veneer, white, whitewash