nigrify
/ˈnɪɡrɪfʌɪ/verb
[with object] To blacken, to make black (literal and figurative ).
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Blount (1618–1679), antiquary and lexicographer. From post-classical Latin nigrificare to blacken from classical Latin nigri-, alternative stem of niger black + -ficāre.
- regimenal
- regiment
- regimental
- regimental colour
- regimentalism
- regimentality
- regimentally
- regimentals
- regimentary
- regimentation
- regimented
- regiminal
- Regina
- reginal
- Regiomontanus, Johannes
- region
- regional
- regionalise
- regionalism
- regionalist
- regionalistic
- regionality
- regionalization
- regionalize
- regionally