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Whitens Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is BLEACHES which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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97%8Exact Match!
noun

• the whiteness that results from removing the color from something

• an agent that makes things white or colorless

• the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)

verb

• cause to become white or lighter in color

• make whiter or lighter

90%5 Becomes less vibrant
noun

• a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer

• gradually ceasing to be visible

verb

• become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly

• lose freshness, vigor, or vitality

• disappear gradually

• become feeble

90%8 Reduces in weight
verb

• make more cheerful

• reduce the weight on; make lighter

• become more cheerful

• make more cheerful through the use of color

• become lighter

• alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive

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New York Times27 Jul 1997 Down 87
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