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blacken

Verbs

• (v) make or become black
  • The smoke blackened the ceiling
  • The ceiling blackened
  black, nigrify, melanise, melanize,
• (v) burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
  • The cook blackened the chicken breast
  • The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece
  • the flames scorched the ceiling
  char, sear, scorch,

Synonyms

black nigrify melanise melanize char sear scorch

Antonyms

white whiten

Words of close approximity