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blacken

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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.

blacken·er n.

blacken [ˈblækən]
vb
1. to make or become black or dirty
2. (tr) to defame; slander (esp in the phrase blacken someone's name)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.blacken - make or become blackblacken - make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened"
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"
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"

blacken
verb
1. darken, dim, deepen, grow black, grow dim He watched the blackening clouds move in.
2. make dark, shadow, shade, obscure, overshadow, make darker, make dim The smoke blackened the sky like the apocalypse.
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 They're trying to blacken our name.
Translations
blacken [ˈblækən]
A. VT
1.ennegrecer; (by fire) → calcinar; [+ face] → tiznar de negro
2. (fig) [+ reputation] → manchar
B. VIennegrecerse
blacken [ˈblækən] vt
[+ sky, wall, teeth] → noircir
[+ name, reputation, image] → ternir
to blacken sb's name → calomnier qn
black eye nœil m au beurre noir >
to have a black eye → avoir un œil poché, avoir un œil au beurre noir
to give sb a black eye → pocher l'œil à qn, faire un œil au beurre noir à qn
blacken
vt
(= make black)schwarz machen; one’s faceschwarz anmalen; the walls were blackened by the firedie Wände waren vom Feuer schwarz
(fig) characterverunglimpfen; to blacken somebody’s name or reputationjdn schlechtmachen
blacken [ˈblækn]
1. viannerirsi; (sky) → oscurarsi
2. vtannerire (fig) (reputation) → macchiare


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The Fuller replied, "The arrangement is impossible as far as I am concerned, for whatever I should whiten, you would immediately blacken again with your charcoal.
This must be constantly looked to, or malice and envy will take care to blacken it so, that the sagacity and goodness of an Allworthy will not be able to see through it, and to discern the beauties within.
All on a sudden some night it will come wailing in the wind outside your window, and you must blacken your heart and harden your face with another strangling grip of its slim appealing throat, another blow upon its angel eyes.
 
 
 
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