blacken
verb/ˈblækən/
/ˈblækən/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they blacken | /ˈblækən/ /ˈblækən/ |
| he / she / it blackens | /ˈblækənz/ /ˈblækənz/ |
| past simple blackened | /ˈblækənd/ /ˈblækənd/ |
| past participle blackened | /ˈblækənd/ /ˈblækənd/ |
| -ing form blackening | /ˈblækənɪŋ/ /ˈblækənɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] blacken (something) to make something black; to become black
- Smoke had blackened the walls.
- We sat talking until the sky blackened.
- rows of blackened teeth
- There was a row of brick houses, blackened by smoke.
- The fruit blackens and spoils rather quickly.
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- [transitive] blacken somebody’s name/reputation/character to say unpleasant things that give people a bad opinion of somebody
- He accused the newspaper of trying to blacken his name.
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