blacken

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verb

1. make or become black (Freq. 2)
- The smoke blackened the ceiling
- The ceiling blackened
• Syn:
melanize, melanise, nigrify, black
• Ant:
whiten
• Derivationally related forms:
black (for: black), melanin (for: melanize)
• Hypernyms:
discolor, discolour, colour, color
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
- The cook blackened the chicken breast
- The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece
- the flames scorched the ceiling
• Syn:
char, sear, scorch
• Derivationally related forms:
scorch (for: scorch)
• Topics:
cooking, cookery, preparation
• Hypernyms:
burn
• Hyponyms:
singe, swinge
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  char, sear, scorch, melanize, melanise, nigrify, black
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  whiten, white