blacken synonyms

blacken

v.

  1. To make black

    darken, nigrify, make black, begrime; see dirty, shade 2.

  2. To smirch

    sully, tarnish, attack; see slander.

  3. To become black

    grow black, grow dark, dim, deepen; see shade 3.

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