v. Function: verb
1 to free from color and make white or whiter FF1C; whiten linen in the sun FF1E;
Synonyms: blanch, bleach, blench, decolor, decolorize, white
Related Words: dim, dull, fade, lighten, pale; etiolate; frost, grizzle, silver
Contrasted Words: color, darken
Antonyms: blacken
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Synonyms: PALLIATE , blanch (over), extenuate, gloss (over), gloze (over), sugarcoat, varnish, veneer, white, whitewash