to blacken
21blacken — black|en [ˈblækən] v 1.) [I and T] to become black, or make something black ▪ The thunder became louder and the sky blackened. 2.) blacken sb s name/character/reputation to say unpleasant things about someone in order to make other people have a… …
22blacken — black|en [ blækən ] verb intransitive or transitive to become black, or to make something become black: A mass of seagulls blackened the sky. The walls were blackened by decades of soot. blacken someone s reputation/name/character to do or say… …
23blacken — verb 1 (I, T) to become black, or make something black: Smoke had blackened the ceiling of the room. 2 blacken sb s name/character/reputation etc to say unpleasant things about someone in order to make other people have a bad opinion of them …
24blacken — [ˈblækən] verb [I/T] to become black, or to make something black • blacken sb s reputation/name/character to say things in order to harm someone s reputation[/ex] …
25blacken — v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become black or dark. 2 tr. speak evil of, defame (blacken someone s character) …
26blacken — verb (blackened; blackening) Date: 14th century intransitive verb to become dark or black < the sky blackens > transitive verb 1. to make black 2. defame, sully < blackened her reputat …
27blacken — to coat fish with pepper or other spices and then searing the fish in a skillet to produce a blackened outside and tender inside …
28Blacken — Покрывать [красить] чёрной краской, чернить …
29blacken — Synonyms and related words: abuse, asperse, attaint, bark at, becloud, bedarken, bedaub, bedim, begloom, begrime, berate, besmear, besmirch, besmoke, besmutch, besoil, bespatter, bestain, betongue, black, black out, blackwash, block the light,… …
30blacken — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. besmirch; smudge; malign, slander. See color, detraction. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make black] Syn. darken, nigrify, make black, begrime; see dirty , shade 2 . 2. [To smirch] Syn. sully, tarnish,… …
