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- DictionaryBlack·en/ˈblak(ə)n/
verb
- 1. become or make black or dark, especially as a result of burning, decay, or bruising: "he set fire to the paper, watching the end blacken as it burned"
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The meaning of BLACKEN is to become dark or black. How to use blacken in a sentence.
Add to word list. to become black or to make something become black, for example because of dirt or smoke: The folds of the curtains were blackened with dirt. The buildings were blackened by explosions. Copper pots dangle over a blackened hearth. The sky suddenly blackened. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
Blacken definition: to make black; darken.. See examples of BLACKEN used in a sentence.
[transitive, intransitive] blacken (something) to make something black; to become black. Their faces were blackened with soot. Smoke had blackened the walls. rows of blackened teeth; There was a row of brick houses, blackened by smoke. The fruit blackens and spoils rather quickly.
verb. burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color. “The cook blackened the chicken breast”. synonyms: char, scorch, sear. see more. see less. types: singe, swinge. burn superficially or lightly.
1. To make black. 2. To sully or defame: a scandal that blackened the mayor's name. 3. To coat (fish or meat, for example) with pepper and other spices and then quickly sear in a very hot skillet, thereby producing meat that is black on the outside but tender on the inside. v.intr. To become dark or black: The day blackened into night.
2 days ago · To blacken something means to make it black or very dark in colour. Something that blackens becomes black or very dark in colour. They spent hours blackening the grate and polishing the fire-irons.
