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blacken

/ blacken /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
"The smoke blackened the ceiling"
"The ceiling blackened"
Opposites:
whiten white
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
"The cook blackened the chicken breast"
"The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"
"the flames scorched the ceiling"
Type of:
burn
Kinds of:
singe swinge
Derived:
scorch singe
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
37%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
13
Times Searched
3
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