See whiten on Wiktionary
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"4": "to whiten"
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"word": "prewhiten"
}
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"text": "Age had whitened his hair.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "The trees in spring whiten with blossoms.",
"type": "example"
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"ref": "2024 February 12, very tall bart, 1:34 from the start, in [YTP] Dennis Prager is crazy (YouTube poop; video), spoken by Penis Prager (Dennis Prager):",
"text": "Whenever black people are furious with me, I walk over to them and whiten their face, and scream and scream and scream 'daddy’s the boss.'",
"type": "quote"
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"(To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch."
],
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"white",
"white"
],
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"whiter",
"whiter"
],
[
"bleach",
"bleach"
],
[
"blanch",
"blanch"
]
],
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"(ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch."
],
"tags": [
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],
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "bayyaḍa",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "بَيَّضَ"
},
{
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "alghescu"
},
{
"code": "aii",
"lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic",
"roman": "maḥwir",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "ܡܲܚܘܸܪ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izbelvam",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "избелвам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "blanquejar"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "blankigi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "vaalentaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "make completely white",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "valkaista"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "blanchir"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "branquear"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "albear"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "weißen"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "gaƕeitjan",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "𐌲𐌰𐍈𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "lefkaíno",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "λευκαίνω"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "asprízo",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "ασπρίζω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "leukaínō",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "λευκαίνω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hilbín",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "הִלְבִּין"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "fehérít"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "blankigar"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "putihkan"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "imbiancare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "sbiancare"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shirokusuru",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "白くする"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shiromeru",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "白める"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hayake hada",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "하얗게 하다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "albicō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "albō"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "whakamā"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "whakapūaho"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "bielić"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "branquear"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "embranquecer"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "albi"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "belítʹ",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "бели́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pobelítʹ",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "побели́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bleach",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "отбе́ливать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otbelítʹ",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "отбели́ть"
},
{
"code": "sat",
"lang": "Santali",
"roman": "ponḍ",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "ᱯᱳᱱᱰ"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "blanquear"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "göra vit"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "göra vitare"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "bleka"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "ağartmak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "aklamak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "beyazlatmak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "beyazlaştırmak"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "beyazlatmak",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "بیاضلاتمق"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "gwynnu"
},
{
"code": "ain",
"lang": "Ainu",
"roman": "retar",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "レタㇻ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ibyaḍḍa",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "اِبْيَضَّ"
},
{
"code": "aii",
"lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic",
"roman": "ḥāwēr",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "ܚܵܘܹܪ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pobeljavam",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "побелявам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "blanquejar"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "blankiĝi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "vaaleta"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "vaalentua"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "blanchir"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "weiß werden"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "lefkaíno",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "λευκαίνω"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "asprízo",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "ασπρίζω"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "blankeskar"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "memutih"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "aol"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "bánaigh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "imbiancarsi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "sbiancarsi"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shiramu",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "白む"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shirobamu",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "白ばむ"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shirokunaru",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "白くなる"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hayaejida",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "하얘지다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "huieojida",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "희어지다"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "bieleć"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zbieleć"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "bielić się"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "embranquecer"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "albi"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "belétʹ",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "беле́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pobelétʹ",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "побеле́ть"
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"roman": "ponḍ",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "ᱯᱳᱱᱰ"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
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"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "tellabaḍu",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "తెల్లబడు"
},
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "beyazlamak"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "beyazlaşmak"
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "bilýty",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
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"imperfective"
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"word": "біли́ти"
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]
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"text": "Age had whitened his hair.",
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{
"text": "The trees in spring whiten with blossoms.",
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "bayyaḍa",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "بَيَّضَ"
},
{
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "alghescu"
},
{
"code": "aii",
"lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic",
"roman": "maḥwir",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "ܡܲܚܘܸܪ"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izbelvam",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "избелвам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "blanquejar"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "blankigi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "vaalentaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "make completely white",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "valkaista"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "blanchir"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "branquear"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "albear"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "weißen"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "gaƕeitjan",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "𐌲𐌰𐍈𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "lefkaíno",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "λευκαίνω"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "asprízo",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "ασπρίζω"
},
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "leukaínō",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "λευκαίνω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hilbín",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "הִלְבִּין"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "fehérít"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "blankigar"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "putihkan"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "imbiancare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "sbiancare"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shirokusuru",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "白くする"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shiromeru",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "白める"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hayake hada",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "하얗게 하다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "albicō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "albō"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "whakamā"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "whakapūaho"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "bielić"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "branquear"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "embranquecer"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "albi"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "belítʹ",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "бели́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pobelítʹ",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "побели́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bleach",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "отбе́ливать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otbelítʹ",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "отбели́ть"
},
{
"code": "sat",
"lang": "Santali",
"roman": "ponḍ",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "ᱯᱳᱱᱰ"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "blanquear"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "göra vit"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "göra vitare"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "bleka"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "ağartmak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "aklamak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "beyazlatmak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "beyazlaştırmak"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "beyazlatmak",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "بیاضلاتمق"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "gwynnu"
},
{
"code": "ain",
"lang": "Ainu",
"roman": "retar",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "レタㇻ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ibyaḍḍa",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "اِبْيَضَّ"
},
{
"code": "aii",
"lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic",
"roman": "ḥāwēr",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "ܚܵܘܹܪ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pobeljavam",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "побелявам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "blanquejar"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "blankiĝi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "vaaleta"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "vaalentua"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "blanchir"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "weiß werden"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "lefkaíno",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "λευκαίνω"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "asprízo",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "ασπρίζω"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "blankeskar"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "memutih"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "aol"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "bánaigh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "imbiancarsi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "sbiancarsi"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shiramu",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "白む"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shirobamu",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "白ばむ"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shirokunaru",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "白くなる"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hayaejida",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "하얘지다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "huieojida",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "희어지다"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "bieleć"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zbieleć"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "bielić się"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "embranquecer"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "albi"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "belétʹ",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "беле́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pobelétʹ",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "побеле́ть"
},
{
"code": "sat",
"lang": "Santali",
"roman": "ponḍ",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "ᱯᱳᱱᱰ"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "blanquear"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "vitna"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "tellabaḍu",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "తెల్లబడు"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "ağarmak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "aklanmak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "beyazlamak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"word": "beyazlaşmak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bilýty",
"sense": "to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "біли́ти"
}
],
"word": "whiten"
}
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{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
"msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": otbélivatʹ vs. bleach",
"path": [
"whiten"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "whiten",
"trace": ""
}
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