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black·en
 blacken
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- pronunciation:
- blae
kihn
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
blackens, blackening, blackened |
| definition 1: |
to make black; make dark.
- synonyms:
- black, darken
- antonyms:
- brighten, lighten, whiten
- similar words:
- charcoal, dim, dye, eclipse, ink, obfuscate, obscure, shade, shadow, smoke, soot
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| definition 2: |
to defame; soil.
His comments blackened her reputation.- synonyms:
- besmirch, defame, defile, denigrate, malign, slander, soil, stain, sully, tarnish, vilify
- antonyms:
- clear
- similar words:
- asperse, begrime, dishonor, foul, impugn, libel, revile, smear, smudge, soot, taint
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| related words: |
becloud, burn, char, color, injure, scorch, singe, soil, tarnish, vitiate |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become black.
- synonyms:
- black
- antonyms:
- whiten
- similar words:
- darken, dim
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| related words: |
char, color, lower, scorch, tarnish |
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| derivation: |
blackener (n.) |
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