blacken

black·en  (blkn)

v. black·ened, black·en·ing, black·ens

v.tr.

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.

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blacken·er n.

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blacken

Verb

1. to make or become black or dirty

2. to damage (someone's reputation); discredit: they planned to blacken my father's name

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	blacken - make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened" black, nigrify, melanise, melanize discolour, discolor, color, colour - change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored" white, whiten - turn white; "This detergent will whiten your laundry"
	2.	blacken - 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 cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" burn - burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress" singe, swinge - burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows"

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blacken

verb 1. darken, deepen, grow black

verb 2. make dark, shadow, shade, obscure, overshadow, make darker, make dim

verb 3. discredit, stain, disgrace, smear, knock (informal) degrade, rubbish (informal) taint, tarnish, censure, slur, slag (off) (slang) malign, reproach, denigrate, disparage, decry, vilify, slander, sully, dishonour, defile, defame, bad-mouth (slang), chiefly U.S., Canad. traduce, bring into disrepute, smirch, calumniate

Translations

blacken [ˈblækən] vt → ennegrecer;

(fig) → denigrar

blacken [ˈblækn] vt → noircir

blacken [ˈblækn] vt to blacken sb's name/reputation (fig) → jdn verunglimpfen

blacken [ˈblækn] vt → annerire