blacken
blacken
Definition
blacken (blak′ən)
transitive verb
- to make black; darken
- to hurt or damage by slander, libel, etc. to blacken a reputation
black′·ener noun
blacken
Synonyms
blacken
v.
blacken
Usage Examples
Object
- sky: When I arrived the heavens opened and the sky blackened just in time to see... .
- ruin: They could see the village below them at some distance: a collection of blackened ruins, ghostly in the glare of day.
- timber: There were also blackened roof timbers under layers of old plaster from a smoke hole of about 1300.
- smoke: We have successfully analyzed DNA from smoke blackened thatch from Cruck Cottage, Oxfordshire, dating from the 13th or 14th century.
- face: With blackened faces, the group would sing at houses in hopes for coins, gifts or food.
- reputation: The wolf's blackened reputation was irreclaimable for centuries.
Preposition: with
- soot: The script is engraved into the pole with a knife, then blackened with soot.
- age: A brass foundry has some black houses nearby the walls were externally clad with copper sheets, now blackened with age.
Subject
- frost: Pots emerging, a little blackened by last frost.
- smoke: The older the gods are, and the more blackened by incense smoke, the more venerable and potent they will be.
- fire: Its walls are blackened by fire, yet most of the folders are intact.
Modifying Another Word
- slightly: Cook, stirring occasionally, for 30-40 minutes or until slightly blackened.
- completely: He struggles to his feet, his exposed skin now completely blackened by a chemical reaction.
- now: A brass foundry has some black houses nearby the walls were externally clad with copper sheets, now blackened with age.
- not: The larger diameter collagen fibers formed from Type I collagen are not blackened by silver.
- equally: Have limited import mistake hindered the produced equally blackened images thompson's letter to.
- all: Grill 15 to 20 minutes or until garlic is tender and red pepper is blackened all over; turn pepper every 5 minutes.
Preposition: by
Browse dictionary entries near blacken
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