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1. blacken
verb. ['ˈblækən'] make or become black.
Synonyms
- colour
- nigrify
- discolor
- black
- melanize
- color
- melanise
Antonyms
- stay
- discolor
- chromatic color
- uncolored
Etymology
- -en (English)
- -en (Middle English (1100-1500))
- black (English)
- black (Middle English (1100-1500))
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Rhymes with Blacken
- mcmakin
- mcmackin
- mccrackin
- mccracken
- slacken
- glacken
- bracken
- macken
- machen
- hakon
- chacon
- bakken
Sentences with blacken
1. Verb, base form
A broken gas hose can cause a weld to blacken or form an erratic molten metal puddle area.
2. Foreign word
Brass can tarnish, blacken and dull from exposure to water and oxygen.
3. Noun, singular or mass
The bottoms of the fruit blacken and shrivel, and the fruit has to be discarded.
4. Noun, plural
The infected leaves often shrivel up, blacken and prematurely fall from the trees.
2. blacken
verb. ['ˈblækən'] burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color.
Synonyms
- singe
- sear
- scorch
- char
- swinge
Antonyms
- achromatic color
- colorlessness
- colorless
- uninterestingness
Etymology
- -en (English)
- -en (Middle English (1100-1500))
- black (English)
- black (Middle English (1100-1500))