whitify

ˈwɪtɪfaɪ

whitifiedwhitifies

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Definition of whitify - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

cultural assimilation

Rare

make a group adopt white culture or race

Rare

The policy aimed to whitify the indigenous population.

acculturate

assimilate

color

Rare

bleach or whiten

Rare

She decided to whitify her old, yellowed curtains.

bleach

whiten

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Origin of whitify

English, white (color) + -ify (to make)

Examples of whitify in a sentence

The campaign tried to whitify local traditions.
He used a special solution to whitify the fabric.
They tried to whitify the walls for a cleaner look.

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French:blanchir, décolorer, ...
German:weiß machen, bleichen, ...
Italian:bianchizzare, imbiancare, ...
Spanish:blanquear, blanquecer, ...
Portuguese:branquear, alvejar, ...
Chinese:使白人化, 漂白, ...
Japanese:白人化する, 漂白する, ...
Arabic:جعل يتبنى الثقافة البيضاء, بَيَّضَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַלְבִּין, לְהַבְהִיר, ...
Russian:ассимилировать, отбелить, ...
Ukrainian:асимілювати, відбілювати, ...
Hindi:श्वेत संस्कृति अपनाने के लिए मजबूर करना, सफेद करना, ...
Bengali:শ্বেতাঙ্গ সংস্কৃতি গ্রহণ করানো, ব্লিচ করা, ...
Catalan:blanquejar, decolorar, ...
Czech:asimilovat, vybělit, ...
Danish:få, blege, ...
Dutch:verblanken, bleken, ...
Greek:εξευρωπαΐζω, λευκαίνω, ...
Hungarian:asszimilálni, kifehéríteni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យក្រុមមនុស្សមួយទទួលយកវប្បធម៌ ឬអត្តសញ្ញាណជាតិសាសន៍ស្បែកស, ធ្វើឱ្យស, ...
Korean:백인화하다, 표백하다, ...
Persian:همگون‌سازی کرد, سفید کردن, ...
Polish:asymilować kulturowo, wybielić, ...
Portuguese (BR):branquear, alvejar, ...
Romanian:a albi, a înălbi, ...
Swedish:försvenska, bleka, ...
Thai:ทำให้กลมกลืน, ฟอกขาว, ...
Turkish:beyazlaştırmak, ağartmak, ...
Vietnamese:đồng hóa, tẩy trắng, ...

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