blacken
English
Etymology
From Middle English blaknen, blakkenen, equivalent to black + -en (verbal suffix).
Pronunciation
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ækən
Verb
blacken (third-person singular simple present blackens, present participle blackening, simple past and past participle blackened)
- (transitive) To cause to be or become black.
- (intransitive) To become black.
- The sky blackened as the storm clouds rolled in.
- To make dirty.
- To defame or sully.
- Malice delights to blacken the characters of prominent men. — Napoleon Bonaparte
- To cook (meat or fish) by coating with pepper, etc., and quickly searing in a hot pan.
Synonyms
Translations
make black
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make dirty
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defame, sully
cook by coating with pepper and quickly searing
become black
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