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white verb. OE.
[from the adjective.]
verb intrans. Become white, whiten. OE-L15.
verb trans. Make white, whiten; spec. (a) whitewash; (b) bleach. arch. ME.
Foll. by out.
a. verb intrans. Of vision: become impaired by exposure to a sudden bright light. L20.
b. verb trans. Impair the vision of (a theatre audience) by such means. L20.
c. verb trans. Obliterate (a typing or writing mistake) with white correction fluid. L20.
Comb.: white-out (a) a dense blizzard; (b) a weather condition caused by uniform lighting in snow-covered country, in which shadows, horizon, and physical features are indistinguishable; (c) a white correction fluid for obliterating typing or writing mistakes.