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Blacken Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Blacken? [v] make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened" [v] burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Blacken: black \| char \| melanise \| melanize \| nigrify \| scorch Related Terms \| Find terms related to Blacken: abuse \| asperse \| attaint \| bark at \| becloud \| bedarken \| bedaub \| bedim \| begloom \| begrime \| berate \| besmear \| besmirch \| besmoke \| besmutch \| besoil \| bespatter \| bestain \| betongue \| black \| black out \| blackwash \| block the light \| blot \| blot out \| blotch \| blow upon \| blur \| brand \| brown \| call names \| cast a shadow \| cast aspersions on \| censure \| charcoal \| cloud \| cloud over \| cork \| darken \| darken over \| daub \| defame \| defile \| denigrate \| dim \| dim out \| dinge \| dirty \| disapprove \| discolor \| discredit \| disparage \| ebonize \| eclipse \| encloud \| encompass with shadow \| engage in personalities \| execrate \| expose \| expose to infamy \| fulminate against \| gibbet \| gloom \| hang in effigy \| heap dirt upon \| ink \| jaw \| libel \| load with reproaches \| malign \| mark \| melanize \| muckrake \| murk \| nigrify \| obfuscate \| obnubilate \| obscure \| obumbrate \| occult \| occultate \| overcast \| overcloud \| overshadow \| oversmoke \| pillory \| rag \| rail at \| rate \| rave against \| reprimand \| revile \| scorch \| sear \| shade \| shadow \| singe \| slander \| slubber \| slur \| smear \| smirch \| smoke \| smouch \| smudge \| smut \| smutch \| soil \| somber \| soot \| spot \| stain \| stigmatize \| sully \| taint \| tarnish \| throw mud at \| thunder against \| tongue-lash \| traduce \| vilify \| vituperate \| yell at \| yelp at See Also \| burn \| color \| colour \| discolor \| discolour \| singe \| swinge Blacken In Webster's Dictionary \Black"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blackened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blackening}.] [See {Black}, a., and cf. {Black}, v. t. ] 1. To make or render black. While the long funerals blacken all the way. --Pope. 2. To make dark; to darken; to cloud. ``Blackened the whole heavens.'' --South. 3. To defame; to sully, as reputation; to make infamous; as, vice blackens the character. Syn: To denigrate; defame; vilify; slander; calumniate; traduce; malign; asperse. \Black"en\, v. i. To grow black or dark.

Blacken Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Blacken?

[v] make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened"
[v] burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling"

Blacken In Webster's Dictionary

\Black"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blackened}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Blackening}.] [See {Black}, a., and cf. {Black}, v.
t. ]
1. To make or render black.

         While the long funerals blacken all the way. --Pope.

2. To make dark; to darken; to cloud. ``Blackened the whole
   heavens.'' --South.

3. To defame; to sully, as reputation; to make infamous; as,
   vice blackens the character.

Syn: To denigrate; defame; vilify; slander; calumniate;
     traduce; malign; asperse.


\Black"en\, v. i.
To grow black or dark.

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