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GATE 2020
Medium
Select the word that fits the analogy: White : Whitening :: Light : _____
- ALightning
- Lightening
- CLighting
- DEnlightening
Explanation
'Whitening' is the gerund/present-participle form of the verb 'to whiten' (making something white). The parallel form of the verb 'to lighten' (making something light/less heavy) is 'lightening' — not to be confused with the similarly-spelled but unrelated weather word 'lightning'.
Source: GATE ME 2020 Session 2 (ME-2) (2020)
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