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blacken
verb
(black-en)
make or become black
Synonyms:
black
,
melanise
,
melanize
,
Antonyms:
whiten
,
Examples:
The smoke blackened the ceiling.
The ceiling blackened.
blacken
verb
(black-en)
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
Synonyms:
char
,
scorch
,
sear
,
Examples:
The cook blackened the chicken breast.
Words Related to
blacken
!
scorch
,
char
,
black
,
melanize
,
nigrify
,
denigrate
,
defame
,
undermine
,
tar
,
demonise
,
besmirch
,
darken
,
tarnish
,
disfigure
,
discolour
,
singe
,
burnish
,
malign
,
discredit
,
smearing
,
destroy
,
blot
,
obliterate
,
embarrass
,
efface
,
ruin
,
demonize
,
change of color
,
vilify
,
impugn
,
belittle
,
embellish
,
denude
,
demean
,
sullying
,
besmut
,
thicken
,
whiten
,
redden
,
intimidate
,
embrown
,
irritate
,
adulterate
,
flagrate
,
scandalise
,
humiliate
,
wipe
,
distort
,
sanitize
,
marginalize
,
sweal
,
befoul
,
scrub
,
suppress
,
fuliginosity
,
defile
,
enshroud
,
torrefy
,
conceal
,
betray
,
harden
,
smutch
,
smother
,
persecute
,
smudged
,
inquinate
,
spoil
,
destabilize
,
expose
,
stained
,
cleanse
,
inumbrate
,
weaken
,
moisten
,
obstruct
,
mar
,
blot out
,
incriminate
,
deface
,
incinerate
,
abrade
,
desiccate
,
expunge
,
ustion
,
overcloud
,
extenuate
,
dehumanise
,
trample
,
mislead
,
obfuscate
,
tainting
,
soften
,
douse
,
beblubbered
,
scupper
,
recolonize
,
emboss
,
misrepresent
,
immolated
,
exterminate
,
blacken
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