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blacken

/'blækən/

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verb
make or become black
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"The smoke blackened the ceiling" "The ceiling blackened"

Similar:

black melanise melanize

Opposite:

whiten

type of:
discolor discolour color colour
verb
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
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"The cook blackened the chicken breast"

Similar:

char scorch sear

type of:
burn

Examples of blacken

"The smoke blackened the ceiling"
"The ceiling blackened"
"The cook blackened the chicken breast"