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Meaning of 'blacken' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Blacken [ v. i.]
- To grow black or dark.
2 . Blacken [ v. t.]
- To make or render black.
- To make dark; to darken; to cloud.
- To defame; to sully, as reputation; to make infamous; as, vice blackens the character.

Meaning of 'blacken' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . blacken [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make or become black
Example in sentence:
  • The ceiling blackened;
  • The smoke blackened the ceiling
Meaning (2):
- burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
Example in sentence:
  • The cook blackened the chicken breast;
  • The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece;
  • the flames scorched the ceiling

Nearby Words:

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