to make white or light , to whiten , brighten (ante- and post-class.): ut primum tenebris abjectis indalbabat, Enn. ap. Achill. Stat.ad Cat. 64, 40 (Ann. v. 219 Vahl.; perh. imitated by Appuleius; v. inalbeo): cerei nocturnas tenebras inalbabant, Ap.Met. 10, 20, 14.