to white
- verb
- /waɪt/
- I opened a bottle of liquid paper and whited out the line.
It amuses me because it whites out everything that came before.
- It amuses me because it whites out everything that came before.
Examples
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Your dentist can whiten your smile significantly for a brighter appearance.
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One has the ability to whiten your teeth at home using many solutions.
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You'll have to white all that out now.
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We're just going to white it out like it's a typing error?
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We whiten our teeth and we get an advantage over all of the other guys.
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You'll also find many products that whiten your teeth back to their original color.
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There are foods that whiten teeth, but also many foods that cause stains on your teeth.
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There are plenty of non-toxic chemicals that can whiten paper, including the same stuff that's in Oxy-Clean.
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Use Epsom salt and liquid dish detergent to whiten floor tiles and dissolve dirt.
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Many products claim to whiten teeth effectively and improve your confidence.
Synonyms
To make something lighter in color, often using chemicals or sunlight
To cover walls with a thin white paint made from lime and water
Make or become more white in color
Make clothes and similar things much lighter in color, usually by sunlight or chemicals
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To try to reach a very difficult or impossible goal for a long time
- Slur
People say it when something seems typical of white people and shows white privilege
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
The government building in Washington, D.C. where the US president lives and works
- Offensive
A person who thinks white people are better than other races and should control society
- Slur
An insulting word for poor white people, especially in the southern United States
- Offensive
The belief that white people are better than people of other races and should control society
- Specialized
A steady sound made of all tones that hides other sounds and helps people sleep
- Specialized
Tissue in the brain and spinal cord that carries messages between different brain areas
- Specialized
A small, very dense star that remains after a star uses its fuel and glows with leftover heat
A pale, silver-coloured metal that people make by mixing gold with other metals for jewellery
A light-colored spice that comes from ripe peppercorns with their skins removed and has a milder taste than black pepper
- Archaic
A printed list of people's names and home phone numbers in alphabetical order
A North American deer with a white underside to its tail that it raises when scared
- Offensive
A person who wants white people to live apart from people of other races
- Formal
A very formal men's evening dress code requiring a white bow tie and tailcoat
A white person with British family background who follows Protestant Christianity and is often from a socially important group
- Informal
An expensive thing that costs a lot to keep and is more trouble than it is worth
- Slur
A white man, often middle-aged or older, who feels very upset and bitter about social change
How White
Surface Forms
Etymology
White as a verb to make something white comes from the adjective and the old word hwīt meaning 'make light'. So to white something is to make it pale or to change its color to white.