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rewhiten

rewhiten verb: to whiten again.

Verb

rewhiten (third-person singular simple present rewhitens, present participle rewhitening, simple past and past participle rewhitened)

  1. To whiten again.

Forms of rewhiten

third-person singular presentrewhitens
present participlerewhitening
past participlerewhitened
pastrewhitened

Origin of rewhiten

From re- + whiten.

Questions about rewhiten

What does rewhiten mean?
Rewhiten means to whiten again.
What part of speech is rewhiten?
Rewhiten is a verb.
What is the past tense of rewhiten?
The past tense of rewhiten is rewhitened.

Words near rewhiten in the dictionary

  1. rewhisks
  2. rewhisper
  3. rewhispered
  4. rewhispering
  5. rewhispers
  6. rewhiten
  7. rewhitened
  8. rewhitening
  9. rewhitens
  10. rewicker
  11. rewickered

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