Definition of
blacken has definitions from the field of color
1
[ verb ] (color) make or become black

Synonyms

nigrify black melanise melanize

Examples

"The smoke blackened the ceiling" "The ceiling blackened"

Used in print

(J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)

The mucosa of the stomach was atrophic and irregularly blackened over a 14 cm. area .

(Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)

He patted the eye Joel had had blackened in a fight over being Rebel at the crossroads some days back .

Related terms

whiten discolor black

2
[ verb ] burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

Synonyms

scorch char

Examples

"The cook blackened the chicken breast" "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece" "the flames scorched the ceiling"

Related terms

burn singe cooking

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Rhymes with

bracken slacken lichen liken alaskan republican balkan can beckon republican beacon bacon aachen cancun nebraskan broken vatican falcon steichen darken tuscan lincoln mexican duncan pelican vulcan anglican aken unbroken silicon african harken sunken millikan moroccan zircon second reckon american token deacon taken mozambican housebroken heartbroken drunken quicken shaken chicken shrunken dominican corsican copernican waken macon sicken woken weaken african etruscan thicken spoken mistaken stricken american forsaken puerto_rican awaken unspoken outspoken mencken jamaican mohican reawaken unshaken franciscan

Phonetic and Homophones

B L AE1 K AH0 N

Similar Spelling

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