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blacken

(blækən)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense blackens, present participle blackening, past tense, past participle blackened

1. verb

To blacken something means to make it black or very dark in colour. Something that blackens becomes black or very dark in colour.

The married women of Shitamachi maintained the custom of blackening their teeth. [VERB noun]

You need to grill the tomatoes until the skins blacken. [VERB]

2. verb

If someone blackens your character, they make other people believe that you are a bad person.

He accused him of knowingly spreading falsehoods in an effort to blacken my character. [VERB noun]

They're trying to blacken our name. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: discredit, stain, disgrace, smear More Synonyms of blacken

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blacken in British English

(ˈblækən)

verb

to make or become black or dirty

2. (transitive)

to defame; slander (esp in the phrase blacken someone's name)

blacken in American English

(ˈblækən)

verb intransitive

to become black or dark

verb transitive

to make black; darken

to hurt or damage by slander, libel, etc.

to blacken a reputation

Derived forms

blackener (ˈblackener)

noun

Word origin

ME blaknen < blak, black

Examples of 'blacken' in a sentence
blacken

Still, he said to himself, I won't talk about this to others, I won't blacken her name without proof.Both of his eyes were beginning to blacken, and blood streamed from his nose and the corner of his mouth.She couldn't have resisted telling him anything she found to blacken my name with,' Kevin protested.The deadly smog would excoriate their nostrils and claw at their lungs and blacken their blood.

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British English: blacken VERB

To blacken something means to make it black or very dark in colour. Something that blackens becomes black or very dark in colour.

Plumes of smoke blackened the sky.

American English: blacken
Brazilian Portuguese: enegrecer
Chinese: 使变黑
European Spanish: ennegrecer
French: noircir
German: schwärzen
Italian: annerire
Japanese: 黒くする/黒くなる
Korean: 검게하다
European Portuguese: enegrecer
Latin American Spanish: ennegrecer

Chinese translation of 'blacken'

blacken

(ˈblækn)

vt

(lit) 使变(變)黑 (shǐ biànhēi)
(fig) [sb's name, reputation] 败(敗)坏(壞) (bàihuài)

1 (verb) in the sense of darken

Definition

to make or become black or dirty

He watched the blackening clouds move in.

Synonyms

darken

A storm darkened the sky.

dim

The dusk sky dims to a chilly indigo.

deepen

a spice used in poultry feed to deepen the colour of egg yolks

grow black

grow dim

2 (verb) in the sense of make dark

Definition

to make or become black or dirty

The smoke blackened the sky like the apocalypse.

Synonyms

make dark

shadow

The hood shadowed her face.

shade

a health resort whose beaches are shaded by palm trees

obscure

overshadow

one of the towers that overshadow the square

make darker

make dim

3 (verb) in the sense of discredit

Definition

to damage (someone's reputation)

They're trying to blacken our name.

Synonyms

discredit

He says his accusers are trying to discredit him.

stain

It was too late. Their reputation had been stained.

disgrace

These soldiers have disgraced their regiment.

smear

a crude attempt to smear her

knock (informal)

I'm not knocking them: if they want to do it, it's up to them.

degrade

No-one should feel degraded at their place of work.

rubbish (informal)

devoted to rubbishing her political opponents

taint

Rancid oil will taint the flavour.

tarnish

His image was tarnished by the savings and loans scandal.

censure

slur

slag (off) (slang)

malign

We maligned him dreadfully, assuming the very worst about him.

reproach

She is quick to reproach anyone.

denigrate

We habitually denigrated our boss in his absence.

disparage

his tendency to disparage literature

decry

He is impatient with those who decry the scheme.

vilify

He was vilified and forced into exile.

slander

He has been questioned on suspicion of slandering the politician.

sully

I felt loath to sully the gleaming brass knocker by handling it.

dishonour

I don't want to dishonour the men and women who risk their lives to keep us safe.

defile

He felt his father's memory had been defiled by the article.

defame

He complained that the article defamed him.

bad-mouth (slang)

traduce

They have been traduced in the press as xenophobic bigots.

bring into disrepute

smirch

calumniate

Additional synonyms

in the sense of calumniate

Definition

to make false or malicious statements about (someone)

Synonyms

slander,

knock (informal),

rubbish (informal),

libel,

blacken,

slag (off) (slang),

detract,

malign,

misrepresent,

denigrate,

revile,

vilify,

lampoon,

stigmatize,

defame,

bad-mouth (slang),

traduce,

backbite,

asperse,

vilipend (rare)

in the sense of decry

Definition

to express open disapproval of

He is impatient with those who decry the scheme.

Synonyms

condemn,

blame,

abuse,

blast,

flame (informal),

denounce,

put down,

criticize,

run down,

discredit,

censure,

detract,

denigrate,

belittle,

disparage,

rail against,

depreciate,

tear into (informal),

diss (slang),

lambast(e),

traduce (formal),

excoriate,

derogate,

cry down,

asperse

in the sense of deepen

Definition

to make or become deeper or more intense

a spice used in poultry feed to deepen the colour of egg yolks

Synonyms

darken,

shade,

make dark,

make darker

Synonyms of 'blacken'

blacken

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单词	blacken
释义	Trends of blacken View usage for: blacken (blækən) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense blackens, present participle blackening, past tense, past participle blackened 1. verb To blacken something means to make it black or very dark in colour. Something that blackens becomes black or very dark in colour. The married women of Shitamachi maintained the custom of blackening their teeth. [VERB noun] You need to grill the tomatoes until the skins blacken. [VERB] 2. verb If someone blackens your character, they make other people believe that you are a bad person. He accused him of knowingly spreading falsehoods in an effort to blacken my character. [VERB noun] They're trying to blacken our name. [VERB noun] Synonyms: discredit, stain, disgrace, smear More Synonyms of blacken More Synonyms of blacken blacken in British English (ˈblækən) verb 1. to make or become black or dirty 2. (transitive) to defame; slander (esp in the phrase blacken someone's name) blacken in American English (ˈblækən) verb intransitive 1. to become black or dark verb transitive 2. to make black; darken 3. to hurt or damage by slander, libel, etc. to blacken a reputation Derived forms blackener (ˈblackener) noun Word origin ME blaknen < blak, black Examples of 'blacken' in a sentence blacken Still, he said to himself, I won't talk about this to others, I won't blacken her name without proof. NULL DARE CALL IT TREASON (2001) Both of his eyes were beginning to blacken, and blood streamed from his nose and the corner of his mouth. Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001) She couldn't have resisted telling him anything she found to blacken my name with,' Kevin protested. Val McDermid DEAD BEAT (2001) The deadly smog would excoriate their nostrils and claw at their lungs and blacken their blood. (2001) In other languages blacken British English: blacken VERB To blacken something means to make it black or very dark in colour. Something that blackens becomes black or very dark in colour. Plumes of smoke blackened the sky. American English: blacken Brazilian Portuguese: enegrecer Chinese: 使变黑 European Spanish: ennegrecer French: noircir German: schwärzen Italian: annerire Japanese: 黒くする/黒くなる Korean: 검게하다 European Portuguese: enegrecer Latin American Spanish: ennegrecer Chinese translation of 'blacken' blacken (ˈblækn) vt (lit) 使变(變)黑 (shǐ biànhēi) (fig) [sb's name, reputation] 败(敗)坏(壞) (bàihuài) 1 (verb) in the sense of darken Definition to make or become black or dirty He watched the blackening clouds move in. Synonyms darken A storm darkened the sky. dim The dusk sky dims to a chilly indigo. deepen a spice used in poultry feed to deepen the colour of egg yolks grow black grow dim 2 (verb) in the sense of make dark Definition to make or become black or dirty The smoke blackened the sky like the apocalypse. Synonyms make dark shadow The hood shadowed her face. shade a health resort whose beaches are shaded by palm trees obscure overshadow one of the towers that overshadow the square make darker make dim 3 (verb) in the sense of discredit Definition to damage (someone's reputation) They're trying to blacken our name. Synonyms discredit He says his accusers are trying to discredit him. stain It was too late. Their reputation had been stained. disgrace These soldiers have disgraced their regiment. smear a crude attempt to smear her knock (informal) I'm not knocking them: if they want to do it, it's up to them. degrade No-one should feel degraded at their place of work. rubbish (informal) devoted to rubbishing her political opponents taint Rancid oil will taint the flavour. tarnish His image was tarnished by the savings and loans scandal. censure slur slag (off) (slang) malign We maligned him dreadfully, assuming the very worst about him. reproach She is quick to reproach anyone. denigrate We habitually denigrated our boss in his absence. disparage his tendency to disparage literature decry He is impatient with those who decry the scheme. vilify He was vilified and forced into exile. slander He has been questioned on suspicion of slandering the politician. sully I felt loath to sully the gleaming brass knocker by handling it. dishonour I don't want to dishonour the men and women who risk their lives to keep us safe. defile He felt his father's memory had been defiled by the article. defame He complained that the article defamed him. bad-mouth (slang) traduce They have been traduced in the press as xenophobic bigots. bring into disrepute smirch calumniate Additional synonyms in the sense of calumniate Definition to make false or malicious statements about (someone) Synonyms slander, knock (informal), rubbish (informal), libel, blacken, slag (off) (slang), detract, malign, misrepresent, denigrate, revile, vilify, lampoon, stigmatize, defame, bad-mouth (slang), traduce, backbite, asperse, vilipend (rare) in the sense of decry Definition to express open disapproval of He is impatient with those who decry the scheme. Synonyms condemn, blame, abuse, blast, flame (informal), denounce, put down, criticize, run down, discredit, censure, detract, denigrate, belittle, disparage, rail against, depreciate, tear into (informal), diss (slang), lambast(e), traduce (formal), excoriate, derogate, cry down, asperse in the sense of deepen Definition to make or become deeper or more intense a spice used in poultry feed to deepen the colour of egg yolks Synonyms darken, shade, make dark, make darker Synonyms of 'blacken' blacken Explore 'blacken' in the dictionary
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