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blacken: 1 v make or become black “The smoke blackened the ceiling” “The ceiling blackened ” Synonyms: black , melanise , melanize , nigrify Antonyms: white , whiten turn white Type of: color , colour , discolor , discolour change color, often in an undesired manner v burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color “The cook blackened ...
BLACKENED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of blacken 2. to become black or to make something become black…. Learn more.
BLACKENING definition: 1. present participle of blacken 2. to become black or to make something become black, for example…. Learn more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of BLACKEN. 1. : to make something dark or black or to become dark or black. [+ object] Fire had blackened the field. [no object] The sky blackened as the storm approached. 2. [+ object] : to hurt the reputation of (someone or something)
Synonyms for BLACKEN: stain, dirty, besmirch, sully, smudge, soil, smirch, muck; Antonyms of BLACKEN: clean, cleanse, purify, purge, wipe, decontaminate, wash, disinfect
Find out which words work together and produce more natural-sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app. 2 [ transitive ] blacken someone's name/reputation/character to say unpleasant things that give people a bad opinion of someone He accused the newspaper of trying to blacken his name.
What does the verb blacken mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb blacken. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. blacken has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. theatre (late 1600s) medicine (1800s) food and cooking (1980s)
