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whiten in Malay

putihkan

/ˈ(h)waɪ̯.tən/

whiten in Malay: putihkan, memutih. In English, whiten means (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.

Malay words for whiten

to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch
putihkan
to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch
memutih

English meaning of whiten

  1. verb (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.
  2. verb To increase the security of an iterated block cipher by steps that combine the data with portions of the key.
  3. verb To normalize data so that the covariance matrix becomes the identity matrix; i.e., to remove correlations so each variable has unit variance.

Full definition of whiten

whiten in a sentence

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

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Questions about whiten in Malay

What is the meaning of whiten in Malay?
Whiten in Malay is putihkan, memutih.
Apakah maksud whiten dalam bahasa Melayu?
Whiten: putihkan, memutih.
What does whiten mean in English?
Whiten means (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.

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