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Meaning of 'blacken'
Meaning of 'blacken' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Blacken 
[ v. i.]
- To grow black or dark. [ v. i.]2. Blacken [ v. t.]
- To make or render black. [ v. t.]- 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]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
- 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
Meaning (2):
- make or become black
- make or become black
Example in sentence:
- The ceiling blackened;
- The smoke blackened the ceiling
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