 blacken |
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| 1. | [ verb ] (color) make or become black | |
| Synonyms: | nigrify black melanise melanize | |
| Examples: | "The smoke blackened the ceiling" "The ceiling blackened" |
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| Related terms: | whiten discolor black | |
| 2. | [ verb ] burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color | |
| Synonyms: | scorch char | |
| Examples: | "The cook blackened the chicken breast" "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece" "the flames scorched the ceiling" |
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| Related terms: | burn singe cooking | |
| Similar spelling: |
blackened blackening Blakeney Blakeman Blackson Blackmon Blackman blacking Blackmore bleakness black_man blackness black_knot blacksnake Black_Hand blixen Bligen black_swan blocking Blackmer Blechnum Blakemore blackmail black_gum |
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