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whiten in Portuguese

whiten in Portuguese is branquear, embranquecer — whiten means to make something white or whiter, or to become that way, often by bleaching.

whiten in Portuguese

branquear
verb
(ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.
embranquecer
verb
(ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.

What does "whiten" mean?

  1. verb To make something white or whiter, or to become that way, often by bleaching.
    "Age had whitened his hair."
  2. verb To make a repeated block cipher more secure by mixing the data with parts of the key at each round.
  3. verb To adjust data so that its variables are no longer correlated and each has the same variance.
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whiten in a sentence

  • Age had whitened his hair.
  • The trees in spring whiten with blossoms.

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What is "whiten" in Portuguese?
"whiten" in Portuguese is branquear, embranquecer. whiten means: To make something white or whiter, or to become that way, often by bleaching.
Are there other ways to say "whiten" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 2 translations listed for "whiten": branquear, embranquecer.
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