BLACKEN


Meaning of BLACKEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ blækən ]

( blackens, blackening, blackened)

1.

To blacken something means to make it black or very dark in colour. Something that blackens becomes black or very dark in colour.

The married women of Shitamachi maintained the custom of blackening their teeth...

You need to grill the tomatoes until the skins blacken.

VERB : V n , V

2.

If someone blackens your character, they make other people believe that you are a bad person.

They’re trying to blacken our name.

VERB : V n

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