blacken

[ blak-uhn ]

/ ˈblæk ən /

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verb (used with object)

to make black; darken.

to speak evil of; defame: to blacken a person's reputation.

verb (used without object)

to grow or become black.

Origin of blacken

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at black, -en¹

SYNONYMS FOR blacken

2 denigrate, smear, slander, villify, libel, traduce, calumniate.

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OTHER WORDS FROM blacken

black·en·er, noun

Words nearby blacken

black dog, black duck, black dwarf, black earth, black economy, blacken, blackened, Black English, Blackett, black eye, black-eyed pea

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Example sentences from the Web for blacken

In Fiji the natives, when they go fishing, blacken their faces.
Scientific American Supplement No. 822|Various
He had sought to calumniate and blacken his Excellency by saying that he aspired to the sovereignty of the Provinces.
The Life of John of Barneveld, 1614-23, Volume II.|John Lothrop Motley
In living rooms they do not foul the air or blacken the ceiling like oil or gas burners.
The Romance of Modern Invention|Archibald Williams
So one of his apprentices was employed to blacken over with ink all the copies then remaining unsold.
A History of the Cries of London|Charles Hindley

She unscrewed the gas-jets, turned on the gas full force so as to blacken the white-painted ceiling.
Hungry Hearts|Anzia Yezierska

British Dictionary definitions for blacken

blacken

/ (ˈblækən) /

verb

to make or become black or dirty

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

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单词	blacken
释义	blacken [ blak-uhn ] / ˈblæk ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR blacken ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to make black; darken. to speak evil of; defame: to blacken a person's reputation. verb (used without object) to grow or become black. Origin of blacken Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at black, -en¹ SYNONYMS FOR blacken 2 denigrate, smear, slander, villify, libel, traduce, calumniate. SEE SYNONYMS FOR blacken ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM blacken black·en·er, noun Words nearby blacken black dog, black duck, black dwarf, black earth, black economy, blacken, blackened, Black English, Blackett, black eye, black-eyed pea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for blacken In Fiji the natives, when they go fishing, blacken their faces. Scientific American Supplement No. 822\|Various He had sought to calumniate and blacken his Excellency by saying that he aspired to the sovereignty of the Provinces. The Life of John of Barneveld, 1614-23, Volume II.\|John Lothrop Motley In living rooms they do not foul the air or blacken the ceiling like oil or gas burners. The Romance of Modern Invention\|Archibald Williams So one of his apprentices was employed to blacken over with ink all the copies then remaining unsold. A History of the Cries of London\|Charles Hindley She unscrewed the gas-jets, turned on the gas full force so as to blacken the white-painted ceiling. Hungry Hearts\|Anzia Yezierska British Dictionary definitions for blacken blacken / (ˈblækən) / verb to make or become black or dirty (tr) to defame; slander (esp in the phrase blacken someone's name) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to blacken blot, smudge, tarnish, sully, stain, soil, befoul, shade, deepen, cloud, begrime, ink, ebonize, defile, decry, traduce, knock, slur, blotch, malign
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blacken

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of blacken

SYNONYMS FOR blacken

OTHER WORDS FROM blacken

Words nearby blacken

Example sentences from the Web for blacken

British Dictionary definitions for blacken

verb

Words related to blacken