to whitenverbarcaico/aɫ.vɨˈʒaɾ/rareal·ve·jarPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionArchaic: To make white; to whiten.The sun whitened the walls of the house.They used a product to whiten the laundry.synwhitenbleachEtymologyDo árabe 'al-bayḍā' ('a branca'), através do castelhano 'alvear'.