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Meaning
Verb
●
To cause to be or become black.
●
To become black.
●
To make dirty.
●
To
defame
or sully.
●
To
cook
(meat or
fish
) by
coating
with
pepper
, etc; and
quickly
searing
in a
hot
pan.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
blacken
English
-en
English
-en
Middle English (1100-1500)
-enen
Middle English (1100-1500)
black
English
black
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Black
Denigrate
Dirty
Soil
Defame
Sully
Taint
Tarnish
Darken
Char
Related
Whiten
Soften
Flatten
Scorch
Melt
Stiffen
Discolor
Besmirch
Desaturate
Burn
Destroy
Smolder
Caramelize
Engulf
Drench
Mar
Pixelate
Extinguish
Smear
Vaporize
Shatter
Liquify
Carbonize
Corrode
Polymerize
Discolour
Elongate
Mangle
Redden
Neutralise
Stain
Smother
Laud
Burnish
Enchant
Penetrate
Tear
Cage
Sanitise
Bleed
Awake
Defile
Steel
Lose
Lift
Freeze
Preserve
Impregnate
Immortalize
Batter
Deform
Burn Away
Puff Up
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Rhymes
Wacken
Bracken
Blacken
Slacken
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