blacken

Definition of Blacken in English :

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Verb

1. black, blacken, melanise, melanize, nigrify

make or become black

Example Sentences:
'The smoke blackened the ceiling'
'The ceiling blackened'

2. blacken, char, scorch, sear

burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

Example Sentences:
'The cook blackened the chicken breast'
'The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece'
'the flames scorched the ceiling'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Blacken

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verb

1.

to make or become black or dirty

2. (transitive)

to defame; slander (esp in the phrase blacken someone's name)

Blacken

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verb intransitive

1.

to become black or dark

verb transitive

2.

to make black; darken

3.

to hurt or damage by slander, libel, etc.

to blacken a reputation

Blacken

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v. black·ened, black·en·ing, black·ens

v.tr.

1. To make black.

2. To sully or defame: a scandal that blackened the mayor's name.

3. To coat (fish or meat, for example) with pepper and other spices and then quickly sear in a very hot skillet, thereby producing meat that is black on the outside but tender on the inside.

v.intr.

To become dark or black: The day blackened into night.

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