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blacken

[ blak-uhn ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to make black; darken.
  2. to speak evil of; defame:

    to blacken a person's reputation.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,



verb (used without object)

  1. to grow or become black.

blacken

/ ˈ²ú±ôæ°ìÉ™²Ô /

verb

  1. to make or become black or dirty
  2. 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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of blacken1

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; black, -en 1
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The exhibition includes a blackened, withered lemon, 110 years old, which formed part of the evidence against Kurt Muller, caught spying for Germany in 1915.

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The level of destruction in central Khartoum is stunning: government ministries, banks and towering office blocks stand blackened and burned.

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Some visitors to the beach are aware that the blackened material is believed to be from the cargo ship Solong, which crashed into the tanker Stena Immaculate on 10 March.

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Charred trees are dead or dying, some with blackened fruit, some with charcoal limbs clawing at the sky.

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“There are still bad actors who are taking advantage of this crisis,†said Horvath, whose district includes the blackened Pacific Palisades.

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